2-3-4 Challenge discussion

January 2024



HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Our niece and her family are here from Australia and will be staying with us for a week. It will be great having our grandnephew to snuggle and play with. We are traveling this month. First up is a trip to Santa Barbara with my middle daughter's family to research the Mission and do some wine tasting trips. Then at the end of the month we are going to Palm Springs for some fun in the sun.

My clip art for this month is particularly appropriate because we are currently having Monster Waves in SoCal. So, my Snowman is really shredding it.

January 2024 Reading Plan

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ADVANCED READER COPIES (ARC)
✔ Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti 01/02/24 4-Stars
✔ Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble 01/02/24 4-Stars
✔ The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins 01/09/24 5-Stars
✔ The Missing Witness by Allison Brennan 01/23/24 5-Stars
✔ It Takes a Rake by Anna Bennett 01/23/24 2-Stars
✔🎧Accidentally His by Sabrina Jeffries 01/23/24 5-Stars
✔🎧Heartbeat by Sharon Sala 02/06/24 5-Stars
✔ Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 02/13/24 5-Stars
✔ At the River by Kendra Elliot 02/13/24 3-Stars


MONTHLY GROUP READS
Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers

Tall, Dark and Deadly
✔ Wired by Julie Garwood 5-Stars
Buddy Read: Joe Pickett Series by C.J. Box
🎧Out Of Range


Nora Robert's Monthly Read
Nightshade
✔ River's End 4-Stars


J.D. Robb
Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb
✔🎧Fatal Destiny by Marie Force 4-Stars


PERSONAL READING Work in Progress
Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter by Kari Kampakis
✔🎧Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr 4-Stars
🎧The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie
✔ Dead Sprint by Caroline Fardig 4-Stars
✔ Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch 3-Stars
✔🎧 Dead Man Talking by Jana Deleon 4-Stars
✔ Cowboy D-Force by Elle James 4-Stars
✔🎧 When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris 4-Stars
Ghost Night by Heather Graham
✔🎧 A Raven's Heart by K.C. Bateman 5-Stars
✔🎧Heart Of Courage by Kat Martin 4-Stars
✔ Nuff Said by Tyrus 4-Stars
✔ Undertow by Jana Deleon3-Stars


Anita's 2024 Series List

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Nothing goes better with reading than a glass of wine. Enjoy!
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What a fantastic list of books to start 2024 with! I can't wait to read Frostbitten when my library gets it.

Sound like you really will be busy.
Hope you have a good month reading, visiting travelling and catching up with family.

Have a good 2024! And enjoy your reading!

Wonderful list!
Happy reading in 2024, Anita!

Elaine wrote: "What a fantastic list of books to start 2024 with! I can't wait to read Frostbitten when my library gets it."

Thank you Elaine! I love Rebecca Zanetti and the Deep Ops Series. I am starting this one soon.

Michelle wrote: "Sound like you really will be busy.
Hope you have a good month reading, visiting travelling and catching up with family."

Thank you, Michelle! We have been home a lot lately, so I will be fun to get out and about again.

Lieke wrote: "Have a good 2024! And enjoy your reading!"

Thank you, Lieke!

Lauren wrote: "Wonderful list!
Happy reading in 2024, Anita!"

Thank you, Lauren!

You're starting the year off right with some great books. Enjoy!!!

I didn't know that Jennifer Cruise was still writing. I remember reading her books. Enjoy your books this month.

Enjoy your travels and company Anita.

A great list with some books that I need to add to my 2024 reading.

I read The Heiress and really enjoyed it. I'll be interested to see what you think.

Robin wrote: "You're starting the year off right with some great books. Enjoy!!!"

Thank you, Robin!

Viki wrote: "I didn't know that Jennifer Cruise was still writing. I remember reading her books. Enjoy your books this month."

Thank you, Viki! She has a new series! I saw that and actually bought the books. The first one was fantastic, very Jennifer Cruise. I had to restrain myself from binging them.

Sharon wrote: "Enjoy your travels and company Anita.

A great list with some books that I need to add to my 2024 reading.

I read The Heiress and really enjoyed it. I'll be interested to see what you think."

Thank you, Sharon! Today and tomorrow we are cleaning and baby proofing. I can't wait for them to get here next weekend.

A Raven's Heart by K.C. Bateman 5-Stars
First book of 2024 is a winner.
My Review

Dead Sprint by Caroline Fardig 4-Stars
Jealousy and competitiveness bring death to a racer.
My Review

Loving your clip art this month! Ooh, you got The Heiress. I’m hoping to get that from the library on audio. And, though I’m doing the blog tour for the Allison Brennan book (excerpt only), I’m waiting for that audiobook, too.

Enjoy everything, Anita!

Thank you, Jonetta! I love my surfing Snowman! Isn't he the cutest? Waves are still pounding SoCal. With five ARC's and a busy month it will be a full month.

Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti 4-Stars
Opposites attract in an explosive way.
My Review

Dead Man Talking by Jana Deleon 4-Stars
Yes, you can go home again.
My Review

Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble 4-Stars
Family secrets can be deadly.
My Review

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins 5-Stars
Family lies and deadly secrets.
My Review

You have reminded me, Anita, that I need to make sure I'm up to date with the CJ Box reporting.

Always here to help, Charlene! This is the third month I've Out Of Range on my list. I've really got to get that one read.

Wired by Julie Garwood 5-Stars
The FBI has a leak and Liam Scott needs to plug it.
My Review

Texas Bodyguard: Chance by Janie Crouch 3-Stars
Switching places with a target isn't smart.
My Review

Heart Of Courage by Kat Martin 🎧 4-Stars
Historical-Romance with a great suspense plot with a wonderful audio narration.
My Review

River's End by Nora Roberts 4-Stars
A twenty-year-old murder still haunts a lot of people.
My Review

Fatal Destiny by Marie Force 🎧 4-Stars
Sam and Nick get married!
My Review

It Takes a Rake by Anna Bennett 2-Stars
If a rake is what she wants, a rake he will be.
My Review

Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr 4-Stars
My Review

The Missing Witness by Allison Brennan 5-Stars
Lots to think about with this one.
My Review

Nuff Said by Tyrus 4-Stars
Unfiltered commentary on current political issues.
My Review

Accidentally His by Sabrina Jeffries 🎧5-Stars
A perceptive heroine helps our hero catch a spy.
My Review*

Cowboy D-Force by Elle James 4-Stars
Short book big action.
My Review

Undertow by Jana Deleon 3-Stars
Not worthy of Jana Deleon and certainly not worthy of its glowing reviews.
My Review

Heartbeat by Sharon Sala 🎧 5-Stars
Greed threatens them, but love brings them together.
My Review*

Simply the Best 5-Stars
Sweet Romance with Mystery
My Review

When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris 🎧4-Stars
Sebastian finds his mother and loses her.
My Review

At the River by Kendra Elliot 3-Stars
With a new murder, a twenty-year-old cold case is reopened.
My Review*