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Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
Read 16/16awful: p333 “It was awful.” Reborn 7/8
child: P6 “As usual, I look like a child playing dress-up in adult clothes.” A Baby for the Boss p6
dark: P5 “His dark brows draw together slightly.” Hefty 6/8
deal: LOC 313 “The FBI could take months to get evidence and arrange a sting, but I don’t have to deal with the red tape.” Truck Driver 7/8
him: P3 “Have you been avoiding him?” Hefty 6/8
next: P45 “Next thing I know, I’ll be proposing when all she wants from me is a few strong swimmers.” A Baby for the Boss 6/8
nine: P17 “At eleven oh-nine.” Hefty 6/8
pick: p327 “My brothers used to pick up old computers and TVs from the local junkyard.” Reborn 7/8
recent: LOC 904 “The look he gave her was so far outside her recent experience…” Tender Mercies 7/8
stay: P16 “I’m just working to stay busy” A Baby for the Boss 6/8
everywhere: LOC 425 “I can feel it everywhere.” Truck Driver 7/8
myself: LOC 110 “I need to get a hold of myself or she’s never going to trust me.” Truck Driver 7/8
sofa: LOC 911 “He let go of her and sat on the sofa.” Tender Mercies 7/8
stranger: LOC 1412 “Talking to you is like talking to a stranger.” Tender Mercies 7/8
trash: P154 “…who scavenge and eat trash and hide in dark, warm corners to avoid being seen.” Claimed by the Horde King 11/8
village: P3 “The forest outside our village was called the Dark Forest for a reason.” Claimed by the Horde King 11/8
My spot for August! :)2023 August Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2023
AUGUST Read 10/10
1. NINE - The Ronin and The Fox - √ 2 August 2023
loc 1617 - Nine tails spread out in a blinding, majestic fan before the apparition disintegrated into hundreds of shards.
2. HIM - Plantation Shudders - √ 3 August 2023
p17 - Something had spooked him, which only made Maggie more nervous.
3. NEXT - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition - √ 6 August 2023
p29 - The man next to Ford grinned and nodded happily.
4. PICK - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition - √ 6 August 2023
p214 - Arthur followed the old man’s finger, till he was able to pick out the floating structure he was pointing out.
5. DEAL - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition - √ 6 August 2023
p269 - ‘Look, I’m sorry, mice old lads,’ he said, ‘I don’t think we’ve got a deal.’
6. CHILD - The Last Sun - √ 8 August 2023
p65 - “So I’m not going to find out anything bad?” I asked again, like I was talking to a small child.
7. STAY - Exes, Extortion and Eyeliner - √ 5 August 2023
p25 - Harper had asked me to stay home until we knew the blackmailer’s next move.
8. RECENT - How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #1 - √ 1 August 2023
p58 - But he had no way of knowing if these were recent or months old.
9. AWFUL - Exes, Extortion and Eyeliner - √ 5 August 2023
p171 - “It was pretty awful. But they paid me very well, Victor, and I gave the boys something in return. It was just business.”
10. DARK - Exes, Extortion and Eyeliner - √ 5 August 2023
p30 - I managed as I stared into his dark brown eyes.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. SOFA - How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #1 - √ 1 August 2023
p33 - White walls, a lumpy brown sofa that looked as if it had been inherited from his grandparents’ basement, and a battered coffee table covered in books, papers, and a couple of old fast-food cups.
2. TRASH - Plantation Shudders - √ 3 August 2023
p319 - Raccoons had gotten into the trash.
3. MYSELF - Plantation Shudders - √ 3 August 2023
p229 - "Looks like I got myself a backup singer," Gaynell teased.
4. STRANGER - The Ronin and The Fox - √ 2 August 2023
loc 65 - The stranger turned his head and smiled softly.
5. EVERYWHERE - How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #1 - √ 1 August 2023
p46 - "...I’ve been searching everywhere for you...."
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. VILLAGE - The Ronin and The Fox - √ 2 August 2023
loc 198 - He would have an interesting sojourn at the village, indeed.
FINISHED!!!!
Read | 10/10Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1
Carry-over | 0/1
8/7 nine - Falling for Love, p157 "They're leaving on the nine o'clock boat."
8/6 him - Artificial Condition, p88 Maro had seen him and from the look on her face I knew this was not going to be a greeting.
8/7 next - Falling for Love, p1...the warm body sleeping next to him was an even bigger reminder of what a disaster last night had been.
8/7 pick - Falling for Love, p22"She can pick out whatever one she wants."
8/2 deal - Mackenzie's Pleasure, p48 She'd had too much to deal with as it was, the sheer terror, the confusion, the pain of the blows they'd given her.
8/3 child - Love Walks In, loc213 If you've met one autistic child, you've met one autistic child.
8/6 stay - Artificial Condition, p76 They had stuffed packs and bags, indicating packing for a long-term stay.
8/2 recent - Mackenzie's Pleasure, p46 The she halted, her recent experience fresh in her mind.
8/5 awful - Angel's Rest, p8 But a series of really awful winters had all but ruined the season for her.
8/6 dark - Artificial Condition, p64 Maro had very dark skin, and little silver-colored puffs of hair, and was almost...
Bonus
8/5 sofa - Angel's Rest, p80 Both women crossed to the sofa and took seats beside their friend.
8/3 trash - Love Walks In, loc340 He'd already emptied the trash in every room and hauled it out back.
8/2 myself - Mackenzie's Pleasure, p92 "I'll drive myself, so Poole will be available to drive you if you do decided to go anywhere."
8/5 stranger - Angel's Rest, p8 The stranger followed Nic into the clinic.
8/3 everywhere - Love Walks In, loc185 The same ageless scenario happened in schools everywhere since the dawn of time.
Bonus~Bonus
8/12 village - American Queen, p79 "That was after the village of Caledonia," Ash says from behind me.
Carry Over from May
ensnare
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! Need 2 more orphan wordsDone and will carry over 2 orphan words!
August - Completed 10/10 DONE!
nine
Kindle location 2590 - But fr all its nine hundred feet of waterfront, the master bedrooms and garages, and the Tudor architecture, it was cold.
Naughty Lessons: An Age Gap, Student Teacher Reverse Harem Romance (The Why Choose Haremland) by Ajme Williams 8/5/23 3starshim
Kindle location 42 - The door shut behind him and I kissed the top of Regi's head.
Sushi and Sea Lions by Rachel Corsini 8/7/23 4starsnext
Kindle location 183 - He looked at the IV pole next to the bed.
My Billionaire Cowboy in Cuffs: A Sweet, Opposites-Attract Love Story by Eliza McJames 8/6/23 4.5starspick
Kindle location 1054 - I'm ready to drop my towel and pick up where we almost left off.
Summer with My Sexy Ex: Summers in Seaside Collection by Denise Wells 8/4/23 4stars deal
Kindle location 3446 - She wasn't supposed to deal with these things.
Naughty Lessons: An Age Gap, Student Teacher Reverse Harem Romance (The Why Choose Haremland) by Ajme Williams 8/5/23 3starschild
Kindle location 113 - "Already did, wild child."
My Billionaire Cowboy in Cuffs: A Sweet, Opposites-Attract Love Story by Eliza McJames 8/6/23 4.5starsstay
Kindle location 92 - "Do you stay up late reading with a flashlight?"
Sushi and Sea Lions by Rachel Corsini 8/7/23 4starsrecent
Kindle location 278 - She was the most recent hire.
My Billionaire Cowboy in Cuffs: A Sweet, Opposites-Attract Love Story by Eliza McJames 8/6/23 4.5starsawful
Kindle location "Owen, today was awful."
My Ex-Boyfriend's Dad: An Age Gap, Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Doctors) by Sofia T Summers 8/8/23 4starsdark
Kindle location 1240 - Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake...it is everything except what it is.
Sushi and Sea Lions by Rachel Corsini 8/7/23 4starsBonus - Completed 5/5 DONE! (but they seem easy the last few months - luckily since I have 3 I'm still working on for previous months!)
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
sofa
Kindle location 161 - She took a seat on the sofa and nodded for him to begin.
Finding Love: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 3 by Sylvia Price 8/2/23 4starstrash
Kindle location 1539 - "You're saying it's not trash?"
Naughty Lessons: An Age Gap, Student Teacher Reverse Harem Romance (The Why Choose Haremland) by Ajme Williams 8/5/23 3starsmyself
Kindle location 215 - I force myself to look away before he catches me staring.
Summer with My Sexy Ex: Summers in Seaside Collection by Denise Wells 8/4/23 4stars stranger
Kindle location 564 - "Don't be a stranger," Doug said.
Finding Love: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 3 by Sylvia Price 8/2/23 4starseverywhere
Kindle location 665 - The cackling personification of nails on a chalkboard if the nails were a dentist's drill and the sound was broadcast over loudspeakers everywhere.
Summer with My Sexy Ex: Summers in Seaside Collection by Denise Wells 8/4/23 4stars and a bonus bonus - Completed 1/1 DONE!
village
Kindle location 652 - Then the little girl would have a proverbial village so that she wouldn't have to face things alone.
Finding Love: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 3 by Sylvia Price 8/2/23 4starsJune bonus bonus - Completed 1/1 DONE!
blacklisted
Kindle location 1867 - "We can't afford to get blacklisted before we've done what we came to do, Noah."
Naughty Lessons: An Age Gap, Student Teacher Reverse Harem Romance (The Why Choose Haremland) by Ajme Williams 8/5/23 3starsMay bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
ensnare
March bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
jaywalk
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2023
WORDS FOUND - 3 of 10 ! 2 of 5 BONUS !! 1 of 1 BONUS BONUS
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
nine
him
next
pick
deal
child
stay
recent, I Will Make You Pay 08/18 - I spool through Tom's RECENT texts. (loc 2733)
awful, I Will Make You Pay 08/18 - You've had an AWFUL time. (loc 2873)
dark, I Will Make You Pay 08/18 - It's still DARK outside and I check the time on my phone... (loc 4173)
sofa
trash
myself, The 9th Man 08/17 - I can take care of MYSELF. (3%)
stranger, The 9th Man 08/17 - Good to know he was not a STRANGER to this man. (33%)
everywhere
village, The 9th Man 08/17 - In Afghanistan that had been abandoned houses left standing in a VILLAGE, (65)
I'm in!!!♡♡ But if I won't be able to complete the challenge I will announce!
August Word Hunt
August 2023
My Word Hunt (msg 11)
Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 6
August Words
✅nine
➖Once, when I was like, nine. [loc: 166.4]
➖Tamed ➖ 08.20 ★★★★
✅him
➖Tears don’t move him, [loc: 18.8]
➖Tamed ➖ 08.20 ★★★★
✅next
➖Which brings me to my next thought: [loc: 30.8]
➖Tamed ➖ 08.20 ★★★★
✅pick
➖I’ll pick you up at nine-thirty. [loc: 35.5]
➖Two Weddings and a Fugitive ➖ 08.18 ★★★
✅deal
➖what’s the deal between you [loc: 172.2]
➖Two Weddings and a Fugitive ➖ 08.18 ★★★
✅child
➖you’ve brought a wee, child with you. [loc: 80.0]
➖Two Weddings and a Fugitive ➖ 08.18 ★★★
✅stay
➖doing their best to stay out of the way [loc: 103.9]
➖Deeper Than The Ocean ➖ 08.22 ★★★★
✅recent
➖But given her most recent revelation— [loc: 202.6]
➖Deeper Than The Ocean ➖ 08.22 ★★★★
✅awful
➖Because it was awful. [loc: 68.5]
➖Wild Dakota Heart ➖ 08.03 ★★★
✅dark
➖Amusement played in his dark eyes. [loc: 59.9]
➖Wild Dakota Heart ➖ 08.03 ★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✅sofa
➖Rick moved back to the sofa and sat. [loc: 53.6]
➖Taken by Tuesday ➖ 08.02 ★★★★
✅trash
➖tossed her lunch in the trash, [loc: 107.0]
➖Taken by Tuesday ➖ 08.02 ★★★★
✅myself
➖made myself at home [loc: 52.2]
➖Taken by Tuesday ➖ 08.02 ★★★★
✅stranger
➖Do not open your heart to a stranger— [loc: 299.2]
➖The Last Camel Died at Noon ➖ 08.06 ★★★★
✅everywhere
➖clothbound notebook that accompanied him everywhere. [loc: 169.6]
➖The Last Camel Died at Noon ➖ 08.06 ★★★★
✅village
➖which had been a sleepy little village, [loc: 77.1]
➖The Last Camel Died at Noon ➖ 08.06 ★★★★
Word HuntAugust 2023
Read | 10/10
Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 0/1
Carry-over | 6/22
Main Words
🌼nine: Bring Me Back - Kristen Granata, 8/6/23 -- pg.88, reading around NINE o'clock when the doorbell
🏵️him: Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman, 8/9/23 -- pg.64, Don't tell HIM right before the
💮next: Beyond the Play - Kaylee Ryan, 8/17/23 -- pg.8, He was gone the NEXT morning
💮pick: Beyond the Play - Kaylee Ryan, 8/17/23 -- pg.28, make sure you PICK Peyton up
🏵️deal: Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman, 8/9/23 -- pg.106, this whole DEAL with you and Nick being
🌹child: Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23 -- pg.105, affection he'd had for his only CHILD
🏵️stay: Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman, 8/9/23 -- pg.135, And STAY in your groups
🌹recent: Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23 -- pg.61, do with my RECENT loss
🌹awful: Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23 -- pg.20, but we were at an AWFUL impasse I didn't know
💮dark: Beyond the Play - Kaylee Ryan, 8/17/23 -- pg.9, toss my long DARK hair over
Bonus
🌺sofa: Show Me the Way - T.C. Matson, 8/2/23 -- pg.87, fell asleep on her SOFA after talking to her brother
🌼trash: Bring Me Back - Kristen Granata, 8/6/23 -- pg.26, cotton ball into the TRASH and pick up
🌼myself: Bring Me Back - Kristen Granata, 8/6/23 -- pg.13, I can't bring MYSELF to look away
🌺stranger: gaze from the STRANGER to the fragmented
🌺everywhere: Show Me the Way - T.C. Matson, 8/2/23 -- pg.132, jaw and look EVERYWHERE else but at her
Bonus~Bonus
🔲village
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MAY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲Judicious
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲archive
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲cobweb
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲grandiose
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MAY Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲samhain
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JUNE Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲percentages
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AUGUST Leftover - 0/2
Bonus
🔲assessments
🔲mountainous
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SEPTEMBER Leftover - 0/1
Bonus
🔲railway
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JANUARY Leftovers - 1/1
Bonus bonus
💐traverse: Gage - Sawyer Bennett, 8/20/23 -- pg.237, surprise as we TRAVERSE the corridor that leads
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FEBRUARY Leftovers - 2/3
Bonus
🔲keening
💐utmost: Gage - Sawyer Bennett, 8/20/23 -- pg.296, you have the UTMOST confidence in me
Bonus bonus
🌸vulgar: Justified - Jay Crownover, 8/23/23 -- pg.27, pointing out the VULGAR words to my soon
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MARCH Leftovers 0/2
Bonus
🔲myths
Bonus bonus
🔲jaywalk
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APRIL Leftovers - 1/1
Bonus bonus
🌼lagoon: Bring Me Back - Kristen Granata, 8/6/23 -- pg.274, as I gaze out at the calm LAGOON
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MAY Leftovers -- 0/2
Bonus
🔲aftershave
Bonus bonus
🔲ensnare
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June Leftovers -- 1/1
Bonus Bonus
💐blacklisted: Gage - Sawyer Bennett, 8/20/23 -- Gage - Sawyer Bennett, 8/20/23 -- pg.290, and how he was BLACKLISTED is known throughout
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July Leftover -- 1/1
🌺no: Show Me the Way - T.C. Matson, 8/2/23 -- pg.120, NO kid. I wanted you to here it.
☕️📚August Word Hunt 2023📚☕️The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Completed 16/16
Main
☑️Nine - The Lake - Aug 17th
pg.3 (She had been in Deathfall for almost nine months, but she did not made more than a few passing acquaintances.)
☑️Him - The Lake - Aug 17th
pg.5 (Would she even be able to see him tomorrow to say goodbye?)
☑️Next - Courted by Darkness - Aug 17th
pg.9 (That thought continued to fill her mind over the next several days,...)
☑️Pick - Courted by Darkness - Aug 17th
pg.6 (She heard the other person cursing violently, as she scrambled to pick up her things.)
☑️Deal - The Alley - Aug 18th
pg.12 ("Then we have a great deal of work to do before nightfall.")
☑️Child - The Fertile Harvest - Aug 18th
pg.2 (The child looked resigned.)
☑️Stay - Courted by Darkness - Aug 17th
pg.9 (Through it all, a tingle of awareness stayed with her.)
☑️Recent - The Bonekeeper's Mate - Aug 18th
pg.21 ("The guardian is... difficult at the best of times, but his recent mating makes him even more so.")
☑️Awful - The House: An Erotic Ghost Story - Aug 20th
☑️Dark - The Sacrificial Chamber: An Alien Romance Short - Aug 17th
pg.7 (She could see nothing but the hint of dark shapes.)
Bonus
☑️Sofa - The Beast in the Subway - Aug 18th
pg.13 (Tara sat on her sofa at home, stun gun in her lap, and stared at it.)
☑️Trash - Taken by the Bat - Aug 18th
pg.11 (Zoey took her last bite and hopped off the counter to drop the apple core in the trash.)
☑️Myself - Stolen by the Alien Rogue - Aug 7th
loc.233 (Then I caught myself and kept petting Beans to make myself look clueless.)
☑️Stranger - King Arthur and Her Knights: The Complete Series: Books 1-7 - Aug 16th
pg.31 (Britt dusted herself off as she eyed the stranger.)
☑️Everywhere - Stolen by the Alien Rogue - Aug 7th
loc.636 (Did she flush so prettily everywhere?)
Bonus-Bonus
☑️Village - King Arthur and Her Knights: The Complete Series: Books 1-7 - Aug 16th
pg.553 ("Our village will replenish you," the boy said.)
2023 Rollovers 5/8
Main
☑️Show - Kaleidoscope - Aug 3rd
pg.81 ("I'm sure he'll show up when he feels like it.")
☑️Ten - Kaleidoscope - Aug 3rd
pg.70 (He'd built this swing when I was ten.)
☑️Space - Kaleidoscope - Aug 3rd
pg.50 (He chuckled, breaking the thick air in the space between us.)
☑️Like - Stolen by the Alien Rogue - Aug 7th
loc.940 (She grinned. "I like the way you say.")
Bonus-Bonus
☑️Ensnare - King Arthur and Her Knights: The Complete Series: Books 1-7 - Aug 16th
pg.137 (She means to ensnare you and the men of your court.)
🔲Jaywalk
🔲Lagoon
🔲Blacklisted
2022 Rollovers 0/3
Main
🔲Jumper
🔲Percentages
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Wipeout
16/16nine Soul Taken- page 144- For one thing, they had to have an exact number of members -- I couldn't remember if it was nine or thirteen. 8/4-8/6
him The Accidental Husband: Mail Call Mates, Book 1- page 5- Maybe everything that happened before the picture should have clued him in, but he's not always quick on the uptake. 8/1-8/2
next Soul Taken- page 12- "If you choose to stand next to the biggest puddle in the whole ten-acre playground, you don't get to complain when nature takes its course," said Warren mildly, though his wary eyes brushed past me and hesitated on Adam before he looked away again. 8/4-8/6
pick Earth Fathers Are Weird- page 42- Apparently they would go pick up the kids when Rick was good and ready. 8/8-8/9
deal Soul Taken- page 70- It wasn't just supernatural attacks she had to deal with. 8/4-8/6
child Earth Fathers Are Weird- page 62- His brain and Rick's oldest child were equally fond of spinning and turning in spaces that were far too small for that. 8/8-8/9
stay Earth Fathers Are Weird- page 7- As the officer in charge, he had to stay cool, so he bit down the more desperate words that clawed up his throat. 8/8-8/9
recent Stroker- page 116- His most recent hopeless crush was his neighbor, Demetri, who's now happily committed to one of the burly construction workers, Miller. 8/9-8/10
awful Artificial Condition- page 122- I mostly just felt awful. 8/10-8/11
dark Stroker- page 34- His dark hair is short but messy. 8/9-8/10
Bonus
sofa His Accidental Daddy- page 63- He nearly collapsed on the sofa, his heart rate kicking up. 8/2-8/4
trash Stroker- page 64- Gates does kick my ass, over and over while we both laugh and trash talk. 8/9-8/10
myself The Accidental Husband: Mail Call Mates, Book 1- page 10- I'm getting ahead of myself. 8/1-8/2
stranger His Accidental Daddy- page 30- "But I'm not a stranger." 8/2-8/4
everywhere The Accidental Husband: Mail Call Mates, Book 1- page 295- The variety of mask parents everywhere practice with each skinned knee and childhood scare. 8/1-8/2
Bonus Bonus
village His Accidental Daddy- page 265- Stepping into the room, he had to chuckle at the dog bed still in the center of Asher's monstrous train track and village scape he'd left up since Saturday. 8/2-8/4
August Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ nine - The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(I came down about nine), p40
✔ him - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 8/8
(It's about him, isn't it?), p361
✔ next - The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(what happens next?), p25
✔ pick - The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(pick the cabbage), p111
✔ deal - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 8/8
(deal with it, move on), p102
✔ child - The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(I think you're with child), p94
✔ stay - Forever Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/18
(stay back, she creamed), p49
✔ recent - Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(copies of recent trustee budge reports), p47
✔ awful - Angels Defying - Harriet Carlton 8/8
(I'm just awful as an archangel), ch30
✔ dark - The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus - Jaime Jo Wright 8/13
(the glower that settled between his dark eyes), p91
Bonus
✔ sofa - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 8/8
(there's a bed, a sofa, a table and chairs), p59
✔ trash - Vanilla Vendetta - Rosie A. Point 8/19
(to dump trash into the swimming hole), ch7
✔ myself - Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(I should have kept to myself), p139
✔ stranger - Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(I'm almost a perfect stranger), p129
✔ everywhere - The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(and woman everywhere), p258
✔ village - The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(I want to walk through the village), p158
Orphans
March
jaywalk
Currently Reading: The Boy in the Dress: Now a Major Musical by David WilliamsAugust
Deal - Page 35
"I bet some boys would like it too. It's no big deal"
Him - Page 36
"Dennis's face fell. Sunday was always a miserable day for him"
Next - Page 38
"...shouted Darvesh's mum from the next room"
Dark - Page 44
"The bathroom was dark green like an avocado"
Child - Page 44
"But being a child, he'd never been asked for his opinion"
Nine - Page 49
"Nine Kinder eggs for the price of eight"
Stay - Page 51
"I had a French pen-pal come to stay once"
Pick - Page 87
"Some of the older kids might pick on you"
Bonus
Sofa - Page 12
"Fat people are good at hugs, they're nice and soft, like big comfy sofa"
Myself - Page 38
"I, myself. have never ever lied"
Everywhere - Page 62
"Football games were breaking out everywhere..."
Finished, see message 6! :)Thanks for another fun challenge, Fran! See you all next month!
August Word Hunt 10/10
August 1-31
Page 188 "It took me nine months to make your heart, don't let someone break it I'm a day"
Page 12 "We'll have to talk to him tomorrow."
Page 27 " An hour later, I have everything I need ordered and delivery scheduled for the next few days"
Page 330 "East left to go pick her up."
Page 15-16 "Why don't you just go back to your fucking trophy wife and leave me to deal with all this bullshit myself."
Page 393 "Three of the are adult sized and three of them are child sized."
Page "I think I have a way to get you to stay ."
Page 23 "There is only one man I've seen her with in recent years."
page 75 "Those awful words tumbled out of my mouth."
Page 6 "His dark hair, that sharp jaw, those green eyes that are identical to Sierra's"
Bonus 5/5
Page 92 "I pushed the thought aside, ad stare down at the menu from my place on the sofa ."
Page 18 "We're the poor trash who shouldn't be walking alongside them."
Page 358 "I know I'm selfish but i can't help myself ."
I don't need guilt guilt from a stranger when I have enough from myself
Page 223 "Little golden bubbles danced everywhere ."
bonus bonus
Page 13 "The only way to the village was the road we stood on"
Books Read
Congratulations Rissa and Becky!!
Done!August Monthly Word Hunt
✅nine - For the last nine years, there’s been nothing vicious about me. -Pg 45 Sinners Anonymous 8/13-8/14
✅him - But it all fades as I look at HIM. Pg 15 With You Forever 8/9
✅next - my phone dings with his NEXT message. -Pg 52 With You Forever 8/9
✅pick - I suppose I’ll just have to ask you a question, and once I have your answer, I’ll PICK somewhere new for you to go. Pg 112 Ever After Always 8/6-8/7
✅deal - DEAL with your own life before you start trying to orchestrate mine. Pg 51 Ever After Always 8/6-8/7
✅child - “Had I been a CHILD when we were together, Daniel? -Pg 325 The Spanish Love Deception 8/6-8/9
✅stay - I’d love to STAY and witness more prime Valley Girl and Goth interaction, but Levi’s stepping out of the room. - Pg 46 Love on the Brain 8/6
✅recent - “Because it will die in thirteen to seventeen years, based on RECENT statistical data, and shatter my heart in thirteen to seventeen pieces.” - Pg 15 Love on the Brain 8/6
✅awful - But was it so AWFUL that you didn’t want to be friends with me anymore? -Pg 142 We Can't Keep Meeting Like This 8/5-8/6
✅dark - The first guy had brown eyes, wavy DARK hair, and a charming smile. - Pg 9 Lethal Lies 8/3-8/4
Bonus
✅sofa - He slapped a cuff around her left wrist and dragged her over to the SOFA, where he fastened the other cuff to a ring set into the wall. - Pg 387 Lethal Lies 8/3-8/4
✅trash - Part of it was just TRASH people on the internet, but the other was the realization that a girl playing this instrument might always garner that kind of attention. - Pg 118. We Can't Keep Meeting Like This 8/5-8/6
✅myself - Or I’ll find him MYSELF and take him out for good. - Pg 20 Deadly Silence 8/2-8/3
✅stranger - A muscle ticked in his jaw; the fierce anger on his face making him look like a STRANGER. -Pg 18 Twisted Truths 8/4-8/5
✅everywhere - I mean, my mind goes places about it, but EVERYWHERE I go seems too bizarre to contemplate. -pg 179 Deadly Silence 8/2-8/3
and a bonus bonus
✅village - He’d leave them with enough firepower to protect a small VILLAGE. - Pg 204 Twisted Truths 8/4-8/5
Previous unfound words:
❌ Jaywalk. (March Bonus Bonus word)
❌ ensnare (May Bonus Bonus word)
✅blacklisted (June Bonus Bonus word)
Where was the Aaron in dull slacks and a boring button-down that I had BLACKLISTED and filed under do not touch? -Pg 91 The Spanish Love Deception 8/6-8/9
August Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ nine - The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(I came down about nine), p40
✔ him - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 8/8
(It's about him, isn't it?), p361
✔ next - The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(what happens next?), p25
✔ pick - The Choice - Nora Roberts 8/12
(pick the cabbage), p111
✔ deal - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 8/8
(deal with it, move on), p102
✔ child - The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(I think you're with child), p94
✔ stay - Forever Neverland - Heather Killough-Walden 8/18
(stay back, she creamed), p49
✔ recent - Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(copies of recent trustee budge reports), p47
✔ awful - Angels Defying - Harriet Carlton 8/8
(I'm just awful as an archangel), ch30
✔ dark - The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus - Jaime Jo Wright 8/13
(the glower that settled between his dark eyes), p91
Bonus
✔ sofa - The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse 8/8
(there's a bed, a sofa, a table and chairs), p59
✔ trash - Vanilla Vendetta - Rosie A. Point 8/19
(to dump trash into the swimming hole), ch7
✔ myself - Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(I should have kept to myself), p139
✔ stranger - Craks in a Marriage - Barbara Barrett 8/14
(I'm almost a perfect stranger), p129
✔ everywhere - The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(and woman everywhere), p258
✔ village - The Becoming - Nora Roberts 8/6
(I want to walk through the village), p158
Orphans
March
jaywalk
Done on post #8 and carrying over 2 orphan words!
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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1 - 31 August 2023
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!
August
nine
him
next
pick
deal
child
stay
recent
awful
dark
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.
sofa
trash
myself
stranger
everywhere
and a bonus bonus
village
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.