The Lost Challenges discussion

I was reading the other day a Harlequin Intrigue book and decided to make a challenge that involves mystery and romance.

Duration: Six months from your start date. You might need more than one place if you want to do spellouts.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
Intrigue
Mystery
Crime
Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Heart
Gun
Couple embracing.
Ring

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*All genres and formats are fine.
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Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023
37/25 (counts both posts)

Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more
TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spell out you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. Murder on the Poet's Walk Ellery Adams 9/19/22 Mystery
2. Murder in a Cape Cottage Maddie Day 9/20/22 Mystery
3. Dog Days of Summer Kathleen Y'Barbo 10/1/22
4. Christmas Scarf Murder Carlene O'Connor 10/2/22
5. A Christmas Candy Killing Christina Romeril 10/6/22

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.

Romantic Intrigue
Part 2 and 3

Part 2: Spell out
Romance-7
R Rangers, RVs & Revenge Tonya Kappes 9/1/22 (this book was tagged romance too, so if I get 4 more, I can do a category in part 1)
Orgain Murder as Savory as Biscuits Diana Orgain 9/7/22
Miller, Holly mc A Good Dog's Guide to Murder Krista Davis 9/6/22
Allie mc Die for Pie Kathleen Suzette 9/5/22
Nell mc A Dark and Snowy Night Sally Goldenbaum 9/22/22
Carrie mc Dewey Decimated Allison Brook 9/6/22
Emmie Trails and a Traitor Emmie Lyn 9/2/22

Intrigue-8
Irene Murder Calls at Shadow Falls Irene Jorgensen 9/27/22
Nikki mc Hints and a Homicide Emmie Lyn 10/3/22
T A Twist of Murder Patti Benning 9/22/22
Raised & Glazed Mysteries One of Those Glaze Emma Ainsley 9/23/22
Irene mc Death on a Deadline Joyce St. Anthony 11/4/22
G Gone for Gouda Korina Moss 9/28/22
Undertown Mysteries Gossip Ghost Tabatha Gray 1/16/23
Elly mc Planting a Murder Penny Brooke 9/18/22

Mystery-7
M Meet Your Batch Emma Ainsley 9/15/22
Y in title Bound by Murder Laura Gail Black 9/11/22
S Steeped to Death Gretchen Rue 9/12/22
Tali mc Bound by Murder Christy Barritt 9/4/22
Elly mc A Berry Flavored Obituary Rosie A. Point 9/3/22
Rooftop Garden Mysteries Murder is a Monster Thea Cambert 9/17/22
Y CharitY mc Serape & Scapegoats Katherine H. Brown 9/16/22

Crime-5
Charity mc Fireworks and Fraud Katherine H. Brown 9/20/22
Rosie The Feline Foible Rosie A. Point 9/30/22
Ileana Ghostly Gift Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/17/22
Megan Sunshine and Suspicion Megan Mayfair 9/23/22
Emerald Veil, Vows and Vengeance Emerald Finn 9/14/22

Love-4
Lynn Caught Dead to Write Lynn Cahoon 9/10/22
Olivia Murder Out of Character Olivia Matthews 9/13/22
V A Vacation to Die For Lynn Cahoon 9/8/22
Eileen Last But Not Leashed Eileen Brady 9/9/22

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Virginia K. Bennett 2/9/23
Heart
Gun
Couple embracing.
Ring

Welcome Tari Very smart.

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022 - 02/28/2023
Duration: Six months from your start date. You might need more than one place if you want to do spellouts.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
- You & Me by Tal Bauer 9/24/2022
- Single Dad's Triple Trouble by Fiona Lowe 10/10/2022
- Mr. Perfect by Aimee Nicole Walker 10/17/2022
- Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane 10/30/2022
- Honestly Yours by Jaime Reese 11/28/2022

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
- Murder at Sea Captain's Inn: by Melissa Bourbon 9/8/2022
- Booked for Murder by Tim Myers 9/16/2022
- A Crunchy Crust of Murder by Patti Benning 9/17/2022
- A Hoe Lot of Trouble by Heather Webber 9/20/2022
- Murphy's Slaw by Elizabeth Logan 9/30/2022

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
- Zero Divergence by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/6/2022
- Fatal Reaction by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/9/2022
- Dyeing to be Loved by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/11/2022
- Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
- Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey 9/30/2022

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
R = Ride the Lightning by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/16/2022
O = One Watermelon Seed by Celia Barker Lottridge 9/30/2022
M = Murder at the Manor by Catherine Coles 12/16/2022
A = Aged for Death by Fiona Grace 12/19/2022
N = Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 12/21/2022
C = Can't Judge a Book By Its Murder by Amy Lillard 2/24/2023
E = Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 12/16/2022
Intrigue
Mystery
Crime
Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife by Amy Lane 11/10/2022
Heart by David Levithan 11/30/2022
Gun by Jim Butcher 2/17/2023
Couple embracing. by Harper Fox 9/26/2022
Ring

Part 2 just in case

Genevieve wrote: "Welcome Tari Very smart."

Thanks, Genevieve! I remembered how the St. Patrick challenge was similar and I needed more space for that. :)

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Read: 25/25

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
Next to Me Jodi Watters 9/2/22
Wrong then Right Jodi Watters 9/3/22
My Fake Fiancé Piper Rayne 9/7/22
We Are the Brennans Tracey Lange 9/8/22
Love on Beach Avenue Jennifer Probst 9/11/22

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
Marry and Bright Laura Durham 9/14/22
Blood Moon Linda Castillo 9/16/22
The Hidden One Linda Castillo 9/17/22
His Miracle Baby B.B. Hamel 11/3/22
Mistletoe With a Pink Bow Vella Day 12/8/22

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
Chasing Shadows Karen Harper 9/5/22
The Newcomer Mary Kay Andrews 10/16/22
Shadow Canyon Vickie McKeehan 10/31/22
Heart of the Witch Deanna Chase 11/8/22
Man Enough Nicole Snow 1/8/23

Part 2: Spellout
C - Croix Fall For Me J.H. Croix 10/21/22
R - Regnery Breaking Up with Barrett Katy Regnery 11/3/22
I - Inn To You L.B. Dunbar 10/19/22
M - Murder Most Pumpkin Stella Berry 10/13/22
E - Eat, Chew, Live: 4 Revolutionary Ideas to Prevent Diabetes, Lose Weight and Enjoy Food John M. Poothullil MD 9/5/22

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife Death Trap Karin Kaufman 2/2/23
Heart All for You Melody Grace 9/13/22
Gun The Russian Cage Charlaine Harris 12/22/22
Couple embracing Autumn in Sycamore Park C.P. Ward 10/6/22
Ring True to You Jodi Watters 10/11/22

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023
27/26
COMPLETED!

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
A.) It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey 9/11/2022
B.) You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria 10/8/2022
C.) The Millionaire's Revenge by Wendy Byrne11/4/2022
D.) One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle 11/6/2022
E.) The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz 12/15/2022

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
A.) To Live & Die in Dixie by Kathy Hogan Trochek/ Mary Kay Andrews9/2/2022
B.) September Fair by Jess Lourey 9/6/2022
C.) The Black Cloister by Melanie Dobson 9/30/2022
D.) In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P C James 10/4/2022
E.) On the Wings of Murder by Danielle Collins 10/6/2022

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
A.) The Guests on South Battery by Karen White 9/16/2022
B.) Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley 9/27/2022
C.) The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street by Karen White 10/16/2022
D.) Cake and Punishment by Maymee Bell 11/16/2022
E.) The Attic on Queen Street by Karen White 11/29/2022

Part 2: Spellout
Romance
R Rachel Howzell Hall They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall11/1/2022
O Oakley, Colleen The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley 9/19/2022
M Mary Kay Andrews The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews 10/3/2022
A Anne River Siddons Fault Lines by Anne River Siddons 9/19/2022
N Needlecraft Mysteries Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris 9/7/2022
C Cash, Wiley When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash 9/15/2022
E Ehrhart, Peggy Death of a Knit Wit by Peggy Ehrhart 10/22/2022
Love
L Lisa Scottoline The Vendetta Defense by Lisa Scottoline 9/24/2022
O The October List by Jeffrey Deaver 10/24/2022
V Vince Flynn Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn 9/11/2022
E Elizabeth Perona Murder Under the Covered Bridge by Elizabeth Perona 10/13/2022

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
by Julia Buckley 9/23/2022
Heart
Gun
Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming by William W Johnstone 10/17/2022

Turkey Trot Murder by Leslie Meier 12/2/2022

Couple embracing.
Ring
by Alafair Burke 10/13/2022

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Romantic Suspense 26 or more

51 of 26+ Complete

TASKS

Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1

1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. The Thing About Love - Julie James - 9/9/22
2. Leave Me Breathless - Cherrie Lynn - 9/13/22
3. Never Borrow a Baronet - Regina Scott - 9/20/22
4. Never Envy an Earl - Regina Scott - 9/24/22
5. The Sinner - J.R. Ward - 10/1/22

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. When Red Is Black - Qiu Xiaolong - 9/5/22
2. Key Lime Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke - 9/11/22
3. Mercy - David Baldacci - 9/12/22
4. Thief of Souls - Brian Klingborg - 9/13/22
5. The Hidden One - Linda Castillo - 9/14/22

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1. Swamp Sniper - Jana Deleon - 9/17/22
2. Swamp Team 3 - Jana Deleon - 10/8/22
3. Desperation in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/22/22
4. Save Your Breath - Melinda Leigh - 10/28/22
5. What Darkness Brings - C.S. Harris - 10/30/22

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Romance
R - Ruby Red - Kerstin Gier - 10/13/22
O - Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory - 9/15/22
M - Missing, Presumed - Susie Steiner - 9/21/22
A - Angel Falls - Kristin Hannah - 9/2/22
N - Nest of Vipers - Linda Davies - 9/23/22
C - Captain Riley - Fernando Gamboa - 10/11/22
E - Emma - Jane Austen - 9/26/22

Intrigue
I - Investigator - John Sandford - 9/16/22
N - Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen - 9/4/22
T - Tess Gerritsen - Apprentice - 9/28/22
R - Revenge in Rubies - A.M. Stuart - 10/26/22
I - Irresistibly Yours - Lauren Layne - 10/21/22
G - Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey - 10/27/22
U - Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 9/18/22
E - Ex Hex - Erin Sterling - 10/16/22

Mystery
M - Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle - Dorothy Gilman - 9/25/22
Y - Maisey Yates - Unbroken Cowboy - 12/29/22
S - The Savior - J.R. Ward - 9/1/22
T - Tularosa - Michael McGarrity - 10/6/22
E - Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23
R - Robert Dugoni - What She Found - 10/25/22
Y - You Are Dead - Peter James - 2/2/23

Crime
C - Crow Trap - Ann Cleeves - 9/22/22
R - Rachel Caine - Undone - 10/7/22
I - Kazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the Sun - 9/6/22
M - Mary Marks - Forget Me Knot - 10/8/22
E - Emily Giffin - Love the One You're With - 12/11/22

Love
L - Life is Short But Wide - J. California Cooper - 10/5/22
O - Once There Were Wolves - Charlotte McConaghy - 11/20/22
V - Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh - 10/3/22
E - Erin McCarthy - Hard and Fast - 11/12/22

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
🔹Knife
The Bride's Kimono - Sujata Massey - 10/19/23

Heart
Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter - 2/10/23

🔹Gun
Texas Outlaw - James Patterson - 1/21/23

🔹Couple embracing
The Prisoner's Wife - Maggie Brookes - 1/15/23

🔹Ring
Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin - 1/17/23

Res

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

51/51 Completed. Finished

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
01.The Happy Ever After Playlist-Abby Jimenez 9/10/22
02.Mine To Cherish-Natasha Madison 9/15/22
03.Shattered Sea-Catherine Cowles 9/16/22
04.Second Chance Love-M. Robinson 9/24/22
05.Give Me Love-Corinne Michaels 10/13/22

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
06.Girl Six: Forsaken-Molly Black 9/21/22
07.Hollywood Lust-M.Z. Kelly 9/24/22
08.The Girl With No Name-Lisa Regan 9/29/22
09.Her Perfect Crime-Elle Gray 10/12/22
10.Bleeding Blue-Brian Shea 11/12/22

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
11.Code Name: Virgo-Janie Crouch 9/25/22
12.Strange & Unusual-Lani Lynn Vale 9/30/22
13.She Can Tell-Melinda Leigh 10/27/22
14.Autumn's Prize-Mary Stone 11/18/22
15.The Hunted One-Brittney Sahin 12/11/22

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
16.R:Rescuing Hi`ilani-Reina Torres 9/09/22
17.O:One Italian Summer-Rebecca Serle 9/05/22
18.M:Mine To Love-Natasha Madison 11/04/22
19.A:Autumn's Break-Mary Stone 9/01/22
20.N:Not Quite Dating-Catherine Bybee 9/08/22
21.C:Corrupting Cinderella-Corrupting Cinderella 9/08/22
22.E:Every Summer After-Carley Fortune 9/03/22

Intrigue
23.I:I See You-Elle Gray 9/02/22
24.N:No More Secrets-Lucy Score 10/14/22
25.T:Tainted-Jamie Begley 9/11/22
26.R:Remission-Ofelia Martinez 10/01/22
27.I:Intercepts-T.J. Payne 10/04/22
28.G:The Girl That Vanished-A.J. Rivers 9/02/22
29.U:Up to No Good-Tricia O'Malley 11/22/22
30.E:Embattled Return-J.M. Madden 9/04/22

Mystery
31.M:Midnight Christmas Waltz-Collette Cameron 12/10/22
32.Y:You Don't Know Jack-John Hindmarsh 10/05/22
33.S:Slow Burn-Autumn Jones Lake 9/04/22
34.T:Tease-Melanie Harlow 10/03/22
35.E:Emily's Dreams-Magdalena Scott 10/10/22
36.R:Resilience After Dark-Marie Force 10/09/22
37.Y:You Can Hide-Rebecca Zanetti 1/12/23

Crime
38.C:Craving Charlotte-Nicole Jacquelyn 9/26/22
39.R:Rain After Fire-Amber Kelly 11/06/22
40.I:Impulse-Debra Webb 10/07/22
41.M:Midnight Sacrifice-Melinda Leigh 12/22/22
42.E:Evenings With Bryson-Tina Martin 10/15/22

Love
43.L:A Lie for a Lie-Helena Hunting 10/13/22
44.O:Only You-Melanie Harlow 10/03/22
45.V:Valen-Jessica Gadziala 9/18/22
46.E:Edge of Peril-Christy Barritt 11/24/22


Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
47.Knife:Diabolical-C.M. Sutter 12/26/22


48.Heart:Bared Souls-Ellie Wade 10/24/22


49.Gun:Death Blow-Isabella Maldonado 10/27/22


50.Couple embracing:The Fling-M. Robinson 11/04/22


51.Ring:Just One Night-Charity Ferrell 1/08/23

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: January 1 - July 1, 2023

Duration: Six months from your start date.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
Intrigue
Mystery
Crime
Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Heart
Gun
Couple embracing.
Ring

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Welcome JoAnne, Anne, Olivermagnus, Frankie, and Julia

Duration: Six months from your start date (August 29, 2022 - February 28, 2023).
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

Points earned: 51/26+ (51 possible)

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland 8/31/22 (The romance is a small part of the book, but it is tagged "Romance" as a main-page genre.)
2. The Here and Now by Ann Brashares 9/9/22
3. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean 9/25/22
4. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren 10/5/22
5. A Country Affair by Debbie Macomber 10/7/22

Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier 8/30/22
2. Round Up the Usual Peacocks by Donna Andrews 9/2/22
3. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly 9/6/22
4. Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet by Harry Kemelman 9/15/22
5. An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson 9/19/22

Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1. A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman 9/2/22
2. A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Murder by Dianne Freeman 9/7/22
3. A Fiancée's Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman 9/20/22
4. A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder by Dianne Freeman 9/21/22
5. The House by the Lake by Ella Carey 10/18/22

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Restoration of Celia Fairchild, The by Marie Bostwick 10/11/22
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, 11/4/22
Mae Holland, main character in The Circle by Dave Eggers 9/13/22
Allan Karlsson, main character in The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 9/14/22
Nancy CoCo, Fudge Bites, 9/29/22
Connelly, Michael, The Gods of Guilt 9/22/22
Emma Cross, main character, Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell 9/22/22

Inheritance Games, The (series) - The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 10/17/22
Night Shift, The by Alex Finlay 10/6/22
Thompson, LisaThe Goldfish Boy 11/10/22
Renee Ballard, main character and series title, The Late Show by Michael Connelly 11/9/22
Izumi Tanaka, main character, Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean, 11/11/22
Green, John, The Anthropocene Reviewed, 10/15/22
Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy. by Bob Goff 10/20/22
E.L. Konigsburg, The View from Saturday, 10/20/22

Michael Connelly, The Drop, 9/29/22
Young Men in Spats by P.G. Wodehouse 9/8/22
Shari Low, Friday Night with the Girls 9/30/22
Tess Monaghan, main character & series title, Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman 10/4/22
Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer 10/2/22
Rosie Hart, main character - A Bittersweet Murder by Kaz Delaney 11/8/22
Yancey, Philip, Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?, 12/25/22

Carls, The (series) - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 10/18/22
Red Herring by Archer Mayor 12/9/22
I[book/:n Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped|35926697] by Peter Kurie 11/27/22
Masterminds by Gordon Korman 10/11/22
Eason, Lynette, Holiday Homecoming Secrets 12/5/22

Lost Girls of Rome, The by Donato Carrisi 9/27/22
Once Upon a Dickens Christmas: 3 Charming Christmas Tales Set in Victorian England by Michelle Griep 12/3/22
Vicki Delany, Body on Baker Street by Vicki Delany 10/3/22
Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book, & Scone Society 12/19/22


Part 3: Scavenger Hunt: Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.

Knife Death Times Three by Rex Stout, 11/11/22
Heart Moving is Murder by Sara Rosett 9/8/22 (heart around series title by book title)
Gun A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery by Andy Straka 9/15/22
Couple embracing The Perfect Gentleman by Marion Chesney 1/25/23
Ring Diamond Dust by Peter Lovesey 10/26/22

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

Part 1: Read 5 books tagged Romance
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Romance
R
O
M
A
N
C
E

Intrigue
I
N
T
R
I
G
U
E

Mystery
M
Y
S
T
E
R
Y

Crime
C
R
I
M
E

Love
L
O
V
E

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt - Find on the cover.
Knife
Heart
Gun
Couple embracing.
Ring

Save

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023

7/15 to start {not counting unfinished spell out books}

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1

1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. Yours and Mine - Debbie Macomber 09/04/22
2. Hitting the Books - Jenn McKinlay 09/12/22
3. One for the Books - Jenn McKinlay 11/10/22
4.
5.


2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. Batter Off Dead - Maddie Day 10/06/22
2.
3.
4.
5.


3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1. Fatal Frost - Karen MacInerney 09/20/22
2. Word to the Wise - Jenn McKinlay 10/21/22
3. Crimes and Covers - Amanda Flower 10/29/22
4.
5.

Part 2: Spellout

You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Romance 2/7
R.
O.
M. Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold - Traci Wilton 09/23/22
A.
N. Nancy Warren - Fair Isle and Fortunes 10/31/22
C.
E.


Intrigue 0/8
I.
N.
T.
R.
I.
G.
U.
E.


Mystery
M.
Y.
S.
T.
E.
R.
Y.


Crime 0/5
C.
R.
I.
M.
E.


Love 1/4
L. Leighann Dobbs - Halloween Party Murder 10/25/22
O.
V.
E.

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.

Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.

🧙🏻‍♀️Knife Caught Bread Handed - Ellie Alexander 10/18/22


Heart

Gun

Couple embracing.

Ring

4

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Romance: 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense: 26 or more

Tasks Completed: 51/26+

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1

Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. Her Country Gentleman by Sian Ann Bessey, et.al. (9/3/22)
2. California Dreamin' Collection by Heather B. Moore, et.al. (9/5/22)
3. To Kiss a Wallflower by Jen Geigle Johnson, et.al. (9/8/22)
4. The Lily Gate by Hanna Sandvig (9/12/22)
5. Stolen Thorn Bride by Kenley Davidson (9/21/22)

Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. The Fenton Case by Diana Xarissa (10/13/22)
2. Love's Shadow by Nichole Van (10/23/22)
3. Lightning Struck by Nichole Van (10/25/22)
4. A Madness Most Discreet by Nichole Van (10/29/22)
5. An Unlikely Match by Sarah M. Eden (10/31/22)

Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1. The Jewels of Halstead Manor by Kasey Stockton (9/18/22)
2. The Widow of Falbrooke Court by Kasey Stockton (9/26/22)
3. The Masked Baron by Anneka R. Walker (10/10/22)
4. The House at Homecoming Cove by Ginny Baird (10/19/22)
5. Gladly Beyond by Nichole Van (10/21/22)

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Romance
R - Rhys, Forest of Firelight by Shari L. Tapscott (9/14/22)
O - Once Upon a Curse, Granting Wishes by Kaitlyn Davis (9/23/22)
M - The Mannequin by Suzanne G. Rogers (9/10/22)
A - Aspen Rivest, Mage's End by Sean Fletcher (9/9/22)
N - Nyomi, A Trial of Bone by Abigail Grant (9/20/22)
C - Cassia, Sea of Starlight by Shari L. Tapscott (9/15/22)
E - Ella, The Glass Gate by Hanna Sandvig (9/13/22)

Intrigue
I - Isobel Watson, The Rose Gate by Hanna Sandvig (9/11/22)
N - Nyomi, A Trial of Kingdoms by Abigail Grant (9/20/22)
T - A Trial of Deception by Abigail Grant (9/20/22)
R - Rhys, Dawn of Darkness by Shari L. Tapscott (9/16/22)
I - Isobel Watson, A Christmas Engagement by Hanna Sandvig (9/11/22)
G - Abigail Grant, A Trial of Ruin (9/20/22)
U - Uchida (Isak), Mage's Trial by Sean Fletcher (9/6/22)
E - Evan Valentine, The Dragon Rider's Daughter by Suzanne G. Rogers (9/13/22)

Mystery
M - Medeis (Hazel), Magic Forged by K.M. Shea (9/27/22)
Y - A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/11/22)
S - The Smuggler of Camden Cove by Kasey Stockton (10/1/22)
T - Shari L. Tapscott, Age of Auroras (9/16/22)
E - Emerson Latham, Games in a Ballroom by Jentry Flint (10/13/22)
R - Rigel, Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea (10/1/22)
Y - Yours By Christmas by Jennifer Youngblood (12/20/22)

Crime
C - Cazimir, A Trial of Mates by Abigail Grant (9/20/22)
R - The Recluse of Wolfeton House by Kasey Stockton (9/29/22)
I - It's You by Annette Lyon (10/31/22)
M - The Moonfire Bride by Sylvia Mercedes (9/19/22)
E - Ensley, A Trial of Vengeance by Abigail Grant (9/20/22)

Love
L - The Lady of Larkspur Vale by Kasey Stockton (9/23/22)
O - Of Candlelight and Shadows, The Sunfire King by Sylvia Mercedes (9/19/22)
V - Victorine E. Lieske, Accidentally Married (9/9/22)
E - Ellie Hall, An Unlikely Love Story (9/22/22)

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt
Find these items on the COVER of the book. Show cover.

Knife - Gathering Frost by Kaitlyn Davis (10/10/22)


Heart - The Wolf Gate by Hanna Sandvig (9/11/22)


Gun - Moving Target by Lynette Eason (10/18/22)


Couple embracing - Just One Word by Melanie Jacobson (10/18/22)


Ring - The Beginning by Jess Mastorakos (11/7/22)

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Goal: 29/26+
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. A ​boszorkány éjszakája - Katherine Arden - 09/14/22
2. Firebolt - Adrienne Woods - 09/02/22
3. Renewed Love: Love on the Western Trail - Linda Ford - 10/05/22
4. Miss Kane's Christmas - Caroline Mickelson - 11/18/22
5. The Hotel Nantucket - Elin Hilderbrand - 11/28/22

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. My Friend Dahmer - Derf Backderf - 09/18/22
2. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases - Paul Holes - 09/23/22
3. Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo - 10/17/22
4. Golden State - Ben H. Winters - 11/09/22
5. The Huntress - Kate Quinn - 12/31/22

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


Part 2: Spellout

Romance (7/7)
R - Harbinger Renegade Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon - Rafer Roberts - 10/23/22
O - The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel - Renée Nault & Margaret Atwood - 09/28/22 - Offred (MC)
M - Mózes egy, huszonkettő - Magda Szabó - 09/22/22
A - Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib - Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson - 09/07/22 - Paul Atreides (MC)
N - The Cleverness of Ladies - Alexander McCall Smith - 10/20/22 - No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Series)
C - Vampirella Vol.1: Seduction of the Innocent - Christopher J. Priest - 12/30/22
E - Quantum and Woody Vol. 1: The World's Worst Superhero Team (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 11/29/22 - Eric Henderson (MC)

Intrigue (8/8)
I - The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera - 10/24/22
N - The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo - 12/21/22
T - Fehér farkas - Krisztina Tóth - 10/12/22
R - Hadriana in All My Dreams - René Depestre - 09/30/22 
I - The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak - 11/16/22
G - Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light - Nikita Gill - 09/01/22
U - The Unquiet Earth: A Novel - Denise Giardina - 09/11/22
E - Szia, anya! - Schäffer Erzsébet - 11/23/22

Mystery (3/7)
M
Y - The Year of the Hare: A Novel - Arto Paasilinna - 10/30/22
S
T
E - Out of the Blue: The Complete Series - Garth Ennis - 11/05/22
R - Going Home: A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation - Raja Shehadeh - 11/06/22
Y

Crime (2/5)
C
R - Red Rising: Sons of Ares - Pierce Brown - 11/13/22
I
M - Halotti beszéd - Sándor Márai - 11/15/22
E

Love (4/4)
L - Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel - 12/04/22 - Olive Llewellyn (MC)
O - Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Vol. 1: The Quest for the Dual Glaive - Jeffrey Addiss & Nicole Andelfinger - 10/30/22 - Ordon (MC)
V - Szívdesszert - Dániel Varró - 10/19/22
E - Eszter hagyatéka - Sándor Márai - 11/04/22


Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.

Knife

Heart

Gun - Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 2: Massacre - Rafer Roberts - 12/29/22


Couple embracing - Ramón and Julieta - Alana Albertson - 09/19/22


Ring

Duration: Six months from your start date. You might need more than one place if you want to do spellouts.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
Intrigue
Mystery
Crime
Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Heart
Gun
Couple embracing.
Ring

Romantic Intrigue

Duration: Six months from your start date. You might need more than one place if you want to do spellouts.

Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
Waiting for Bojangles - Olivier Bourdeaut - 9/14/22
Postscript - Cecelia Ahern - 9/30/22
The Lost Ticket- Freya Sampson - 10/5/22
Hester - Laurie Lico Albanese - 11/3/22
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill - Abbi Waxman - 11/11/22

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
Daughters of the Lake - Wendy Webb - 9/21/22
The Sittaford Mystery - Agatha Christie - 10/2/22
Boats & Bad Guys - Diana Xarissa - 10/31/22
The Deadly Hours- Susanna Kearsley - 11/8/22
Outsider - Linda Castillo - 11/10/22

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
Madam Will You Talk- Mary Stewart - 10/9/22
A Stroke of Malice - Anna Lee Huber - 10/17/22
Sleeper’s Castle - Barbara Erskine - 11/15/22
A Wicked Conceit- Anna Lee Huber - 12/6/22
A Perilous Perspective - Anna Lee Huber - 1/2/23

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Romance
R Ryan - The Kitchen Front- Jennifer Ryan - 9/17/22
O One Breath Away - Heather Gudenkauf - 9/1/22
M A Matter of Days - Amber Kizer - 10/7/22
A Arnold - The Book of Secrets - Elizabeth Joy Arnold - 10/11/22
N Northup - 12 years a Slave - Solomon Northup - 10/22/22
C Castillo - Shamed - Linda Castillo - 10/27/22
E Elizabeth Peters - The Falcon at the Portal - 10/16/22

Intrigue
I Seven Days in May- Kim Izzo - 9/27/22
N Girl At War - Sara Novic - 11/1/22
T Touch and Go - Lisa Gardner - 10/14/22
R The Reluctant Assassin - Fiona Buckley - 9/25/22
I Invisible Girl - Lisa Jewell - 10/4/22
G Game On: Tempting Twenty-eight - Janet Evanovich - 10/29/22
U An Unexpected Gentleman - Alissa Johnson - 11/21/22
E Just one Evil Act - Elizabeth George - 10/28/22

Mystery
M Mrs. Jeffries & the Midwinter Murders- Emily Brightwell - 11/7/22
Y Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi - 9/5/22
S The Strawberry Thief - Joanne Harris - 9/15/22
T Z: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald - Therese Anne Fowler - 9/22/22
E MC Emmeline - Search of the Moon King’s Daughter - Linda Holeman - 11/5/22
R Devil May Ride - Wendy Roberts - 11/20/22
Y You Will Remember Me - Hannah Mary McKinnon - 10/24/22

Crime
C The Pact - Linda Castillo - 10/27/22
R The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishaguro - 1/14/23
I It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover - 12/11/22
M Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie - 9/20/22
E Emma - Jane Austen - 12/15/22

Love
L The Last Town - Blake Crouch - 9/18/22
O Of Women and Salt - Gabriella Garcia - 9/12/22
V The Girls at the Kingfisher Club - Genevieve Valentine - 1/29/23
E Every Last Fear - Alex Finlay - 12/13/22

in case needed

Welcome Shannon, Kimberly, Shelly, Shash, Ferenc, Emeli and Joann

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Duration: Six months from your start date.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance-
Fox-Gwendolyn Grace 11/18
Dominic-L.A. Casey 11/18
Saint-Chantal Fernando 11/22
Bedding Rose-Ann Denton 11/23
Distraction-Aurora Rose Reynolds 11/25
2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
The Princess Game-Soman Chainani 9/3
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 4-Kaiu Shirai 9/9
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 6-Kaiu Shirai 9/9
Kill Joy-Holly Jackson 9/22
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 7-Kaiu Shirai 9/24
3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance-
R- Rimuru- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 18-Fuse 9/1
O- Alice Oseman-Heartstopper: Volume Four 9/1
M- Francis Manapul-The Flash, Vol. 2: Rogues Revolution 9/4
A- Akira Hiramoto-Prison School Vol. 6 9/5
N- New Avengers Series- Secret Invasion, Book 1-Brian Michael Bendis 9/9
C- Calvin Demmer-The Sea Was a Fair Master 9/2
E- Emma- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 2-Kaiu Shirai 9/7
Intrigue
Mystery
Crime-
C- A Certain Scientific Railgun, Vol. 11-Kazuma Kamachi 9/2
R- Rimuru- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 17-Fuse 9/1
I- Immo- To Your Eternity, Vol. 5-Yoshitoki Oima 10/10
M- Mikasa- A Certain Scientific Railgun, Vol. 13-Kazuma Kamachi 9/11
E- Emma- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1-Kaiu Shirai 9/7
Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife- Cells at Work!, Vol. 3-Akane Shimizu 9/22
Heart
Gun- The Promised Neverland, Vol. 8-Kaiu Shirai 10/1
Couple embracing- Omega, Suppressed-Leann Ryans 11/17
Ring- Guarding the Broken: Nothing Left to Lose, Part I-Kirsty Moseley 11/29

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.
47/26+

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
✔Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. A Dash of Love - Jill Sanders 9/13/22
2. Protected Mate - J.H. Croix 9/15/22
3. Summer on Blackberry Beach - Belle Calhoune 9/24/22
4. Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet 11/8/22
5. The Scary Godmother - Dominique Kristine 11/10/22

✔Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. Don't Ever Forget - Matthew Farrell 9/4/22
2. The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones 11/1/22
3. Murder at Mondial Castle - Issy Brooke 11/7/22
4. Meltdown in Christmas River - Meg Muldoon 11/12/22
5. Pawsitively Poisonous - Melissa Erin Jackson 11/15/22

Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1. Someone Else's Daughter - Linsey Lanier 9/1/22
2. If She Were Blind - Laney Wylde 10/1/22
3. Montana Fire - Jennifer Zane 12/2/22
4. Mountain Darkness - Vanessa Vale 12/5/22
5.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
✔Romance
R Rodewald, Jennifer - Blue Columbine 11/11/22
O Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships Across Differences - Tiffany Jana 9/21/22
M Menapace, Jeff - Wildlife 9/9/22
A Artemis - Andy Weir 12/11/22
N Notorious - K.M. Scott 12/1/22
C Clopton, Debra - What New Beginnings Are Made Of 12/1/22
E Epik - Hero in a Halfling - William Tyler Davis 9/24/22

✔Intrigue
I Isa Schmidt - The Solid-State Shuffle - Jeffrey A. Ballard 11/22/22
N Nora Nash - Gift of Grace: A Sweet Holiday Romance - Shanna Hatfield 12/6/22
T Tessa Layne - A Hero's Heart 11/15/22
R Regency Mage #1- Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex - Joyce Harmon 11/16/22
I I Still Remember - Priya Prithiviraj 12/2/22
G Gill, Tamara - Dare To Be Scandalous 11/18/22
U Utt, Kelly - The Merry 1/3/23
E Emma V. Leech - The Rogue 11/18/22

✔Mystery
M Mycophoria - Tom G.H. Adams 10/17/22
Y Yellow Wall-Paper, The - Charlotte Perkins Gilman 12/13/22
S Scott Snyder - The Joker: Endgame 9/7/22
T The Thief's Countess - Cecelia Mecca 12/8/22
E Erin Bedford - Chasing Rabbits 1/18/23
R Ride Me Dirty - Vanessa Vale 12/8/22
Y Yalina Sheikh - Travel by Night - Sophie Morton-Thomas 11/26/22

✔Crime
C C.J. Weiss - A Broken Clock Never Boils 11/23/22
R Rochon, Farrah - Almost There 1/13/22
I Ian Jameson - His Curvy Friend - Mary E. Thompson 1/8/23
M Mist, The - Stephen King 10/28/22
E Earl's Temptation, The - Emma V. Leech 11/25/22

✔Love
L Lenox Ranch Cowboys #1 - Cowboys & Kisses - Vanessa Vale 12/7/22
O Our Kind of Cruelty - Araminta Hall 11/15/22
V Vanessa Vale - Sir Loin of Beef 12/2/22
E Elle Cynder - Slippers And Thieves - Christina Bauer 11/28/22

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Heart Samson's Deal - Shelley Singer 1/12/23

Gun
Couple embracing Claiming the Cowboy for Christmas - Kadie Scott 11/29/22

Ring

Welcome Grace and Chelsea

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Duration: Six months from your start date.
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
a) Mermen by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 9/9
b) Riveted by Meljean Brook 9/13
c) MerMadmen by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 9/26
d) Difficult Choices by Sandy Sullivan 9/29
e) Doctor Me Up by Sandy Sullivan 10/3

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
a) Dark Horse by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 9/9
b) Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier 10/31
c) A Parfait Murder by Wendy Lyn Watson 11/7
d)
e)

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1) Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich 11/18
2)
3)
4)
5)

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
R - Rick Riordan - The Last Olympian 9/6
O
M - Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon 9/15
A - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 9/1
N - No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/16
C - The Curse by Margaret McHeyzer 9/22
E - Eve Langlais - Freakn' Out 10/14

Intrigue
I - Isaac Marion - The Burning World 9/26
N - Nevada Barr - Track of the Cat 11/15
T - The Token 4 by Marata Eros 10/27
R - Wilson Rawls - Summer of the Monkeys 10/3
I - Inclusions by Emily Duvall 10/25
G - The Gift by Margaret McHeyzer 9/19
U
E - Marata Eros - The Token 5 10/27

Mystery
M - Mulberry Moon by Catherine Anderson 10/25
Y
S - The Salamander Spell by E.D. Baker 11/3
T - The Token 6 by Marata Eros 10/27
E - Erwin W. Lutzer - We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture's Assault on Christianity 10/30
R - Kaylee Ryan - Boy Trouble 11/1
Y

Crime
C - Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax 11/8
R - Raine Miller - Priceless 11/15
I
M
E

Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Heart - Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier 11/6
Gun - The Hit by David Baldacci 10/23
Couple embracing - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole 10/15
Ring

Welcome Bonita

Of course, I'm in!

Romantic Intrigue
Timeframe: 9/1/22 to 2/28/23
51/51
3/3 Sections

Part 1
Tagged Romance
1. The Longing by Beverly Lewis - 9/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor - 9/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 9/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. Hard Stick by L.P. Dover - 9/10/22 ♥♥♥
5. How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan - 9/14/22 ♥♥♥♥



Tagged Mystery/Crime
1. Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Scents and Sensibility by Spencer Quinn - 9/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
3. Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig - 10/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
5. L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery by Jeff Klima - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥



Tagged Romance and Mystery
1. That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
2. Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/28/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
3. The Bungalow by Sarah Jio - 10/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
5. Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ♥♥♥♥



Part 2: Spellout (31/31)

Romance (7/7)
R - Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until June - 9/17/22 ♥♥♥♥
O – Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
M - Morgan, Kit - Lottie: Bride of Delaware - 9/27/22 ♥♥♥
A - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - Calista Fox - The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers - 9/22/22 ♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ♥♥♥♥



Intrigue (8/8)
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Norah by Debbie Macomber - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Thorne, Olivia - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
R – Rains, Annie - Springtime at Hope Cottage - 12/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Ursula Dubosarsky - The Word Snoop - 9/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily Stone - One Last Gift - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥



Mystery (7/7)
M – Mallery, Susan - A Fool's Gold Christmas - 12/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yarnall, Beth - Lush - 2/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Shannon Stacey - Under the Lights - 10/31/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Stirred - 11/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Mr. Beautiful - 10/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus - 3/9/23 ♥♥♥



Crime (5/5)
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Holiday in Death - 12/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Macomber, Debbie - Stephanie - 10/29/22 ♥♥♥
E - Elle Cook - The Man I Never Met - 11/30/22 ♥♥♥♥♥



Love (4/4)
L - L.P. Dover - Blocked - 11/11/22 ♥♥♥
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
V - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Eileen Goudge - Once in a Blue Moon - 9/3/22 ♥♥♥♥



Part 3: Scavenger Hunt
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
1. Knife - Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews - 4/7/23 ♥♥♥♥♥

2. Heart - All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin - 2/26/23 ♥♥♥♥

3. Gun - Hunt the Fox by Don Mann - 9/9/22 ♥♥♥♥

4. Couple embracing - Sweet Reality by Laura Heffernan - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥

5. Ring - Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 4/27/23 ♥♥♥♥


*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 4/27/23*****

Res

9/1 - 11/4 ----Completed

Level - Romantic Suspense 26 or more

Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1 - 8/15
❤️ 1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
First Lady, Susan Elizabeth Phillips | 9/9
The Question, Zena Wynn | 9/28
Stardust, Neil Gaiman | 10/12
What I Did for Love, Susan Elizabeth Phillips | 10/15
The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss, Amy Noelle Parks | 10/20

❤️ 2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
The Green Mile, Stephen King | 9/18
Fatal Affair, Marie Force | 9/21
Fatal Justice, Marie Force | 10/13
Fatal Consequences, Marie Force | 10/17
New York to Dallas, J.D. Robb | 10/22

❤️ 3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
The Reaper Rescues The Genie, Kristen Painter | 9/1
Heartthrob, Suzanne Brockmann | 9/5
Southern Magic, Amy Boyles | 9/25
Incriminating Evidence, Rachel Grant | 10/6
The False Princess, Eilis O'Neal | 9/23

❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
❤️ Romance
R - author | The Kingmaker, Kennedy Ryan | 9/12
O - author | Touch Me, Olivia Cunning | 10/17
M - title | Morning Glory, LaVyrle Spencer | 9/13
A - series (Arizona Vengence) | Wylde, Sawyer Bennett | 9/24
N - author | Blue Dahlia, Nora Roberts | 9/15
C - author | Some Enchanted Evening, Christina Dodd | 9/19
E - author | Fifty Shades Freed, E.L. James | 9/16

❤️ Intrigue
I - series (In Death) | Ceremony In Death, J.D. Robb | 9/6
N - title | The Nature of the Beast, Louise Penny | 9/2
T - title | The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson | 10/2
R - title | Red Dog, Louis de Bernières | 9/19
I - author | The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro | 9/24
G - title | The Guncle, Steven Rowley | 10/10
U - title | Untouchable, Ivy Smoak | 9/25
E - author | Royally Remembered, Emma Chase | 10/10

❤️ Mystery
M - title | Maggie's Run, Kelly Hunter | 9/25
Y - name (Georgie York) | Call Me Irresistible
S - title | The Secret, Julie Garwood | 10/19
T - title | The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah | 9/6
E - title | Elite, Ivy Smoak | 10/5
R - author | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling | 9/17
Y - name (Captain Yang) | Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir | 10/27

❤️ Crime
C - author | Take Me, Olivia Cunning | 10/1
R - author | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling | 9/18
I - series (In Death) | Treachery in Death, J.D. Robb | 10/5
M - author | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon | 9/22
E - author | Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters | 10/19

❤️ Love
L - author | Park Avenue Prince, Louise Bay | 9/7
O - author | Try Me, Olivia Cunning | 9/30
V - author | Divergent, Veronica Roth | 9/3
E - series (Empire High) | Matchmaker, Ivy Smoak | 10/21

❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife - Pirate's Vengeance, L.J. Andrews | 11/4
Heart - Betrayal, Ivy Smoak | 10/8
Gun - The Rare Coin Score, Richard Stark | 10/16
Couple embracing - Tempt Me, Olivia Cunning | 10/1
Ring - Fatal Destiny, Marie Force | 10/29

❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️🔫🔪❤️

Duration: Six months from your start date. You might need more than one place if you want to do spellouts.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

09.1.22-02.28.23



TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
5/5

1- Kiss Me That Way Laura Trentham 09.01.22 4 stars tagged 42 times
2- Paris is Always a Good Idea Jenn McKinlay 09.04.22 5 stars tagged 446 times
3- Not His Dragon Annie Nicholas 11.20.22 3 stars tagged 87 times
4- The Christmas Backup Plan Lori Wilde 11.22.22 34 stars tagged 28 times
5- Fatal Flaw Marie Force 11.25.22 4 stars

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
5/5

1- The Last Chance Olive Ranch Susan Wittig Albert 09.02.22 4 stars 90 tags
2- Queen Anne's Lace Susan Wittig Albert 09.05.22 5 stars 76 tags
3- Thin Ice Paige Shelton 09.10.22 5 stars 145 tags
4- Mimi Lee Gets a Clue Jennifer J. Chow 09.11.22 3 stars 113 tags
5- A Trip with Trouble: The Mountain Lodge Mysteries Diane Kelly 09.15.22 5 stars 20 tags

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
5/5

1- Fatal Affair Marie Force 10.27.22 4 stars tagged romance 359 times; mystery 193 times
2- Fatal Justice Marie Force 10.30.22 4 stars tagged romance 138 times; mystery 90 times
3- Fatal Consequences Marie Force 11.01.22 4 stars tagged romance 115 times; mystery 59 times
4- Desperation in Death J.D. Robb 11.06.22 5 stars tagged romance 55 times; mystery 185 times
5- The Trouble with Twelfth Grave Darynda Jones 11.11.22 5 stars tagged romance 200 times; mystery 121 times

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

Romance
7/7

R Ruby Fever Ilona Andrews 11.03.22 4 stars
O Bobbie O'keefe Second Thoughts 02.05.23 3 stars
M Edith Maxwell 'Til Dirt Do Us Part 09.27.22 4 stars
A Keri Arthur Hell's Bell 10.18.22 4 stars
N Susannah Nix Mad About Ewe 02.18.23 4 stars
C Carol J. Perry Be My Ghost 10.24.22 4 stars
E Jennifer Estep Venom in the Veins 10.09.22 4 stars

Intrigue

8/8

I In the Company of Witches Auralee Wallace 10.01.22 4 stars
N Susannah Nix My Cone and Only 02.23.23 3.5 stars
T The Trouble with Digging Too Deep Diane Kelley 09.06.22 5 stars
R Kerri Rawson A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming
I Isis Crawford A Catered Costume Party 11.08.22 3 stars
G Ghost of a Potion Heather Blake 10.01.22 4 stars
U Ukulele Murder Leslie Langtry 09.18.22 3 stars
E Peggy Ehrhart Irish Knit Murder 12.04.22 3 stars

Part 2 Spellout continued

Mystery
7/7

M Mercy Blade Faith Hunter 10.11.22 3.5 stars
Y You Can't Get Blood Out of Shag Carpet Juliette Harper 11.04.22 3 stars
S Stealing Jenny Ellen Gable 09.16.22 3 stars
T The Trouble With Exes Christie Craig 09.06.22 5 stars
E Cristine Eastin Fifty Days to Sunrise 02.22.23 3 stars
R Remembering Christmas Dan Walsh 12.10.22 3 stars
Y Maisey Yates Unbroken Cowboy 02.03.23 3 stars

Crime
5/5

C Cold Wind Paige Shelton 10.04.22 5 stars
R Raising Grace Mia Pride 12.14.22 3 stars
I Ilona Andrews Fate's Edge 11.17.22 5 stars
M Marriage Can Be Mischief Amanda Flower 12.03.22 4 stars
E Elana Johnson The Day He Drove By 02.19.23 3.5 stars

Love

4/4

L Leslie Meier Mistletoe Murder 01.03.23 3 stars
O Molly O'Keefe Between the Sheets 02.06.23 3 stars
V Amy Vansant Pineapple Lies 09.20.22 4 stars
E Elana Johnson The Day He Stopped In 02.20.23 3.5 stars

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.

Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.

5/5
Knife Denise Swanson 02.01.23 4 stars
Heart Josie Belle 02.12.23 4 stars
Gun Colleen Helme 10.24.22 4 stars
Couple embracing Marie Force 01.01.23 4 stars
Ring Nancy J. Parra 02.25.23 3.5 stars

FINISHED!!!!!
ROMANTIC INTRIGUE
Duration: Six months from your start date. You might need more than one place if you want to do spellouts.
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
**Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

Starting 09/01/22 - 04/30/23
**Finished one book for each task on 12/21/22

TASKS 51/26+

Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.

Part 1

X 1. Read 5 books tagged Romance (5)
A. The Bodyguard Katherine Center 09/03/22
B. Part of Your World Abby Jimenez 09/04/22
C. The Lies That Bind Emily Giffin 10/02/22
D. Wrangled by Lilith (Stargazer Springs Ranch #1) Remi Carrington 09/27/22
E. Diving in (Resort to Love #2) Gretchen Galway 09/22/22

X 2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime (5)
A. Uncharted Waters (Getaway #1) Sally Hepworth 09/04/22
B. The It Girl Ruth Ware 09/04/22
C. Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot #22) Agatha Christie 09/06/22
D. The Windsor Knot (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #1) S.J. Bennett 09/11/22
E. On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mystery #1) Cleo Coyle 09/26/22

X 3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery. (5)
A. Murder, Plainly Read (An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery #4) Isabella Alan 09/06/22
B. Murder, Handcrafted (An Amish Quilt Shop Mystery #5) Isabella Alan 09/12/22
C. Decaffeinated Corpse (Coffeehouse Mystery #5) Cleo Coyle 10/20/22
D. French Pressedb(Coffeehouse Mystery #6) Cleo Coyle 10/29/22
E. Murder by Mocha (Coffeehouse Mystery #10) Cleo Coyle 11/16/22

Part 2: Spellout

You may use Title, first letter of author’s first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

X Romance - (7)
R - Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl (Fangirl #1) 09/02/22
O - Nnedi Okorafor- The Night Masquerade (Binti #3) 10/05/22
M - Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse Mystery #4) Cleo Coyle 10/06/22
A - Agatha Christie - Hallowe'en Party 09/25/22
N - Nikki Erlick - The Measure 09/15/22
C - Carolyn Huynh - The Fortunes of Jaded Women 09/21/22
E - Jennifer Egan - The Candy House(A Visit from the Goon Squad #2) 09/01/22

X Intrigue - (8)
I - Samantha Irby - We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. 09/15/22
N - Celeste Ng - Our Missing Hearts 11/27/22
T - R. Eric Thomas - Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays 09/22/22
R - Recipe for Persuasion (Rajes #2) Sonali Dev 09/18/22
I - I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy 09/19/22
G - Gillian McAllister - Wrong Place Wrong Time 10/01/22
U - The Under Dog and Other Stories(Hercule Poirot SS #28) Agatha Christie 09/05/22
E - Louise Erdrich - Makoons (The Birchbark House #5) 09/26/22

X Mystery - (7)
M - Michael Lewis The Blind Side 09/04/22
Y - Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 10/09/22
S - Stuck with You (STEMinist #3) Ali Hazelwood 09/01/22
T - Tessa Harris Beneath a Starless Sky 10/01/22
E - The Emma Project (Rajes #4) Sonali Dev 10/07/22
R - Ruta Sepetys I Must Betray You 09/24/22
Y - Yash Raje (main character) - Incense and Sensibility Sonali Dev 10/04/22

X Crime - (5)
C - Atlas Correigan (main character) - It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover 10/19/22
R - Savannah Reid (main character) - Just Desserts (A Savannah Reid Mystery #1) G.A. McKevett 10/11/22
I - It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider Jim Henson 09/20/22
M - Margret Rey (author) - Curious George Flies a Kite 09/24/22
E - Evangeline Reed (main character) - Catch Her in a Lie (Getaway #5) Jess Lourey 11/04/22

X Love - (4)
L - Latte Trouble (Coffeehouse Mystery #3) Cleo Coyle 10/03/22
O - Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper 09/08/22
V - Vanessa Price (Main Character)- Life's Too Short(The Friend Zone #3) Abby Jimenez 09/15/22
E - Jeffrey Eugenides (author) -The Virgin Suicides11/06/22

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt (5)
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.

Knife - Granny Strikes Back(Secret Agent Granny #3) Harper Lin 10/08/22

Heart - Through the Grinder(Coffeehouse Mystery #2) Cleo Coyle 10/01/22

Gun - Granny Goes Rogue(Secret Agent Granny #8) Harper Lin 11/04/22

Couple embracing - XOXO Axie Oh 09/08/22

Ring - Dead to the Last Drop(Coffeehouse Mystery #15) Cleo Coyle 12/21/22

Reserved

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: Sept. 1st, 2022 - Feb. 28th, 2023

Romance: 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16 - 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

51/51

Part 1: Tags

✅1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
🔹Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman - Sept. 20th
🔹Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman - Oct. 15th
🔹Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 8 by Naoko Takeuchi - Oct. 17th
🔹The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik - Nov. 5th
🔹Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - Nov. 12th

✅2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
🔹Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire - Sept. 30th
🔹A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 24th
🔹Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely - Nov. 28th
🔹The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo - Dec. 18th
🔹The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire - Dec. 29th

✅3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
🔹The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Sept. 5th
🔹Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 11th
🔹Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 14th
🔹The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 19th
🔹Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire - Nov. 14th

Part 2: Spellout

✅1. Romance
Rosemary Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire - Sept. 16th
October Daye MC A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - Sept. 17th
My My Wedding Dress: True-Life Tales of Lace, Laughter, Tears and Tulle edited by Anne Laurel Carter & Susan Whelehan - Sept. 11th
Aiden Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - Sept. 10th
Naoko Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 6 by Naoko Takeuchi - Sept. 18th
Cast Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky - Sept. 13th
Elliott Servant Mage by Kate Elliott - Sept. 12th

✅2. Intrigue
In In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy - Nov. 21st
Neil A Game of You by Neil Gaiman - Sept. 27th
Thomas Sufferance: A Novel by Thomas King - Oct. 3rd
Ryan The Once and Future King by Ryan Ferrier - Oct. 31st
Ilona Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews - Dec. 19th
Gaiman The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman - Sept. 26th
Usagi MC Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 5 by Naoko Takeuchi - Sept. 18th
Edward Warren MC Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult - Sept. 27th

✅3. Mystery
McGuire An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire - Sept. 21st
Yoon Frankly in Love by David Yoon - Oct. 28th
Storm Storm of the Century : the Regina Tornado of 1912 by Sandra Bingaman - Sept. 20th
Takeuchi Sailor Moon Eternal Edition 7 by Naoko Takeuchi - Oct. 3rd
Eric Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth - Oct. 29th
River Firefly: River Run by David M. Booher - Oct. 26th
Your Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson - Nov. 9th

✅4. Crime
Cumming Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming - Oct. 4th
Rabinowitz, Dara MC Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer - Oct. 6th
Infernal The Infernal Path by Kurtis J. Wiebe - Sept. 15th
Martin Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin - Sept. 6th
Endo Spy x Family, Vol. 7 by Tatsuya Endo - Sept. 10th

✅5. Love
Linden The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami by Linden MacIntyre - Sept. 8th
One One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire - Oct. 7th
Vega, Darcy MC The Awakening by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti - Nov. 12th
Ex The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - Oct. 22nd

Part 3: Cover Scavenger Hunt.

✅1. Knife
The Colossal Magic Nothing by Kurtis J. Wiebe - Sept. 13th

✅2. Heart
Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman - Nov. 25th

✅3. Gun
Spy x Family, Vol. 6 by Tatsuya Endo - Sept. 1st

✅4. Couple embracing.
Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - Oct. 31st

✅5. Ring (There's a ring around Saturn)😉
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - Dec. 9th

Reserved just in case.

Romance Intrigue
Duration: Six months from your start date.
September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023

Levels:
Romance: 1 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

Books: 38
Tasks completed: 38

TASKS

Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
*When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (10/31)
*Wedding Season by Michelle Major (11/8)
*The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis (12/15)
*Sweet Home Alaska by Jennifer Snow (12/27)
*Christmas in Snowflake Canyon by RaeAnne Thayne (12/27)


2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
* The Woman in the Mirror by Rebecca James (10/22)
* Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (12/25)
* Mercy by David Baldacci (1/2)
* Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose (1/15)
* A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay (2/24)


3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
*A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (10/13)
*The Golden Spider by Anne Renwick (1/30)
*Look Behind You by Iris Johansen (1/26)
*Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (2/7)
*The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (2/22)


Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.

R - Robin Bielman - The Matchmaker and The Cowboy (10/21)
O - Olive [MC] - The Orphans of Mersea House - Marty Wingate (10/6)
m - Melissa Mayhue - Highland Guardian (9/28)
a - Sarah Addison Allen - The Girl Who Chased the Moon (9/13)
n - Naima Simone - With Love From Rose Bend (11/21)
c - The Codebreaker's Secret - Sara Ackerman (9/9)
e - Elle [MC] - Written in the Stars - Alexandria Bellelfleur (12/21)


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M - Meet Me In Scotland - Patience Griffin (9/20)
y - Yardley [MC] - The Honeymoon Cottage - Lori Foster (9/8)
s - Suzanne Allain - Mr. Malcolm's List (11/11)
t - Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband - Melissa Mayhue (9/23)
e - Tracey Enerson Wood The War Nurse (9/19)
r - Rogue Squadron - Michael A. Stackpole (10/22)
y - Maisey Yates - The Lost and Found Girl (11/27)


C - Cynthia Hand - My Lady Jane (12/9)
r - Rusty [MC] - Sold on Love - Kathleen Fuller (11/30)
i - Ian [MC] - The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick (2/3)
m - Melonie Johnson - Smitten by the Brit (12/6)
e - Elise Hooper - Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II (1/8)


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Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife - The Iron Fin by Anne Renwick (2/20)

Heart - Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez (11/19)

Gun
Couple embracing - It Started With a Kiss by Marina Adair

Ring - Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams (9/25)

Just in case...

Romantic Intrigue
September 1, 2022-Feb. 28, 2023
24/51
*All genres and formats are fine.
*No page minimum.

Part 1 6/15
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
(view spoiler)[1. The Duke and I - Sep 05, 2022
2. Driven - Sep 19, 202
3. Delaney's Desert Sheikh - Sep 23, 2022
4. From Blood and Ash - Oct 16, 2022
5. The Virgin Romance Novelist - Nov 15, 2022 (hide spoiler)]

2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
(view spoiler)[
1. An Awful Cat-titude - Sep 11, 2022
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3.
4.
5. (hide spoiler)]

3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
(view spoiler)[
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4.
5. (hide spoiler)]

Part 2: Spellout 15/31
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
(view spoiler)[R - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Nov 06, 2022
O - Ordeal by Innocence - Oct 2022
M - Married to My Best Friend - Sep 01, 2022
A - An Offer From a Gentleman - Oct 18, 2022
N - Natalie's Christmas Rogue - Jan 06, 2023
C - The ​Crown of Gilded Bones - Oct 30, 2022
E - Marquess Under the Mistletoe by Jillian Eaton - Jan 06, 2023 (hide spoiler)]

Intrigue
(view spoiler)[
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T - Ty - Sep 03, 2022
R - The Risqué Resolution - Jan 06, 2023
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G - The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter - Jan 06, 2023
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E - The Winter Wish by Jillian Eaton - Dec 27, 2022
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Mystery
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Crime
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Love
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Part 3: Scavenger Hunt. 3/5
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife - A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire - Oct 24, 2022
Heart - A Thousand Boy Kisses - Oct 08, 2022
Gun -
Couple embracing - My Father's Best Friend's Secret Baby by Jamie Knight - Sep 13, 2022
Ring -

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: Six months from your start date

Romance: 5 - 15 tasks
Suspense: 16- 25 tasks
Romantic Suspense 26 or more.

TASKS
Each task may be done once. For spellout you need to spell the whole word for credit but each letter counts so for romance you would get 7 points. For read the books you have to read 5 for the category but also get 5 points.
Part 1
1. Read 5 books tagged Romance
2. Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
3. Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.

Part 2: Spellout
You may use Title, first letter of authors first or last name, Series name, or first letter of MC's first or last name.
Romance
Intrigue
Mystery
Crime
Love

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt.
Find these items on the cover of the book. Show cover.
Knife
Heart
Gun
Couple embracing.
Ring

For books tagged Mystery/Crime, does it have to be both or can it just be tagged Mystery?

Romantic Intrigue
Duration: September 1 - February 28, 2023
Level: Romantic Suspense 26 or more

READ: 49/26+

Part 1: Tasks
💋 Read 5 books tagged Romance
1. Storm Echo - Nalini Singh 9/4
2. The Kraken King - Meljean Brook 9/6
3. I Want Candy - Susan Donovan 9/11
4. Ruby Fever - Ilona Andrews 9/22
5. Dark Legacy - Christine Feehan 9/24
💋 Read 5 books tagged Mystery/Crime
1. The Alpine Uproar - Mary Daheim 9/2
2. Girl One: Murder - Molly Black 9/8
3. And Then You Dye - Monica Ferris 9/9
4. The Doctor of Thessaly - Anne Zouroudi 9/11
5. The Killing Game - Kate Bold 9/22
💋 Read 5 Books tagged Romance and Mystery.
1. The Oceanography of the Moon - Glendy Vanderah 9/4
2. Whiteout - Adriana Anders 9/10
3. A Stitch in Time - Kelley Armstrong 9/29
4. A Gift of Ghosts - Sarah Wynde 10/28
5. Ice Blue - Anne Stuart 10/29

Part 2: Spellout - Title / Author / Series / MC
💋Romance
R: Dance with the Devil - Kit Rocha 9/8
O: One of Us Is Dead - Jeneva Rose 9/16
M: A Merry Life - Sarah Branson 9/2
A: Victim 2117 - Jussi Adler-Olsen 10/8
N: Navigating the Storm - Sarah Branson 9/15
C: Children of the Night - Zan Safra 9/3
E: Written in Stone - Ellery Adams 9/25

💋Intrigue
I: Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 11/16
N: Bon Bon Voyage - Nancy Fairbanks 9/26
T: Wild Irish Eyes - Tricia O'Malley 9/25
R: Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault - Candace Robinson 9/13
I: Iron Ember - Donna Grant 11/26
G: Gone with the Twins - Kylie Logan 11/5
U: Unforeseen Danger - G.K. Parks 10/7
E: Marked for Life - Emelie Schepp 9/28

💋Mystery
M: 22 Seconds - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 9/30
Y: I Remember You - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 9/30
S: The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon 9/21
T: Tattooed - Pamela Callow 11/11
E: Leech - Hiron Ennes 10/1
R: Kathmandu - Luke Richardson 9/15
Y: [Isaac Yaga] Thistlefoot - GennaRose Nethercott 10/10

💋Crime
C: Cursed - Lynn C. Ricci 10/15
R: Bride of Glass - Candace Robinson 9/17
I: It Ain't Me, Babe - Tillie Cole 12/25
M: The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 10/1
E: A Nurse for the Wolfman - Eve Langlais 10/10

💋Love
L: Long Live the Queen - Kate Locke 9/10
O: Of Claws and Fangs - Faith Hunter 9/16
V: The Vineyard Victims - Ellen Crosby 9/26
E: The Lionman Kidnapping - Eve Langlais 10/22

Part 3: Scavenger Hunt - find on cover of book
💋Knife - Killer, Paper, Cut - Joanna Campbell Slan 11/22

💋Heart - Music Man - K.L. Montgomery 2/19

💋Gun - Daybreak - Cheree Alsop 11/11

💋Couple embracing - Hit Me with Your Best Scot - Suzanne Enoch 11/10

Ring -

CHALLENGE COMPLETE