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Links for 2025


My YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge Thread
Goodreads List of Settings
Color profile - http://labs.tineye.com/color/
Mappit - https://www.mappit.net/bookmap/countr...
Mystery resource - http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/

SERIAL KILLER CHALLENGE (continued from 2015)
✔ - read additional books in this series since January 1, 2025

POTENTIAL HIT LIST: A - F
Cheese Shop Mysteries Aames 1/7
Mack's Bar Mystery Series Abbott 1/6
Book Collector Mystery Series Abbott 2/5
Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries Adams 4/5
Memphis BBQ Mysteries Adams 1/4
Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries Alan 3/5
Little Women Series Alcott 1/3
Beth Kennedy Series Alden 2/5
Poppy Markham Culinary Cop Series Allen 1/3
Meg Langslow Series Andrews 4/20
Franki Amato Series Andrighetti 1/3
Danger Cove Mysteries Ashby 1/24
Rose Strickland Mysteries Austin 1/4
Gertie Johnson Mystery Series Baker 1/4
Tales of the Frog Princess Baker 1/9
Reckless Series Baker 1/4
Murder 101 Mystery Series Barbieri 1/7
Zack Walker Series Barclay 1/4
Booktown Mysteries Barrett 4/10
Victoria Square Mysteries Bartlett 1/4
Agatha Raisin Mysteries Beaton 2/27
Classic Diner Mysteries Beck 1/7
Donut Shop Mysteries Beck 12/25
Chocolate-Centered Mystery Series Bell 1/8
Do It Yourself Mysteries Bentley 1/7
Bonnie Indermill Series Berry 4/8
Mary Crow Series Bissell 1/7
Cue Ball Mysteries Blackburn 1/6
Intervention Series Blackstock 1/3
Sun Coast Chronicles Blackstock 2/4
Shakespeare Stealer Series Blackwood 1/3
Granville Island Mysteries Blair 2/3
Louisiana History Collection Blake 3/7
Cooking Class Mysteries Bliss 1/5
A Piece of Cake Mysteries Brady 1/6
Black Cat Bookshop Mysteries Brandon 2/5
✔Hart's Ridge Series Bratt 4/12 5/12
Cat Who...Mysteries Braun 6/29 (1 out of order)
Lucy Kincaid Series Brennan 1/12
Mrs. Murphy Series Brown 4/30
Food Lovers' Village Mysteries Budewitz 1/3
Spice Shop Mysteries Budewitz 1/3
Louisiana Series Busbee 6/8
The Dresden Files Butcher 2/19
Quilts of Lancaster County Series Cameron 1/4
Chocoholic Mysteries Carl 8/16
Seven Deadly Sins Series Caskie 1/4
Nikki Heat Series Castle 1/7
Magical Bakery Mysteries Cates 1/7
Pizza Lovers Mysteries Cavender 4/7
Rex Graves Mysteries Challinor 1/10
Ashton Corners' Book Club Mysteries Chase 1/5
Elm Creek Quilts Series Chiaverini 17/20
Scrapbooking Mysteries Childs 6/14
Jack Reacher Series Childs 1/27
Miss Marple Mysteries Christie 3/13
Greek Island Mysteries Christodoulou 1/5
Key News Series Clark 1/10
Wedding Cake Mysteries Clark 1/4
Mercy Falls Coble 1/3
Hollywood Series Collins 2/5
Mickey Haller Series Connelly 1/6
County Cork Mysteries Connelly 1/5
Orchard Mystery Series Connolly 4/12
Jack Stapleton/Laurie Montgomery Series Cook 3/10
Granite Cove Mysteries Cook 1/3
Brides of the West Series Copeland 1/6
Kay Scarpetta Series Cornwell 18/23
Charley Sloan Series Coughlin 1/5
Southern Quilting Mysteries Craig 1/5
Wayward Pines Series Crouch 1/3
Valcour Series Daniels 1/3
Domestic Diva Series Davis 1/14
Lincoln Rhyme Series Deaver 2/13
✔Ghost-In-Law Mystery Series Deleon 2/6 3/7
Miss Zukas Series Dereske 1/12
Montgomery/Taggert Series Deveraux 2/16
Deadly Games Series Diaz 1/4
Hardy Boys Mysteries Dixon 1/190
Waterfire Saga Donnelly 1/4
Midnight Louie Series Douglas 1/27
Savage Secrets Series Edwards 1/12
Pride and Prejudice Chronicles Elliott 1/3
Misty Harbor Series Evanick 1/7
Alex Barnaby Series Evanovich 2/4
Elsie Hawkins Evanovich 1/4
Fox and O'Hare Series Evanovich 2/5
Stephanie Plum Evanovich 28/30 - 2nd round
Potluck Catering Club Series Everson 1/3
Carolyn Blue Culinary Mysteries Fairbanks 1/11
Needlecraft Mysteries Ferris 1/19
Spellshadow Manor Series Forrest 1/6
Off The Grid FBI Trilogy Freethy 1/3
Dublin Murder Squad French 2/6

SERIAL KILLER CHALLENGE (continued from 2015)
✔ - read additional books in this series since January 1, 2025

POTENTIAL HIT LIST: G - L
Outlander Series Gabaldon 8/9 (Orphan)
✔Lord John Grey Gabaldon 1/3 2/3 (Spin off from Outlander Series)
Missouri Series Garlock 1/3
Crown Spies Series Garwood 1/4
Lighthouse Library Mystery Gates 1/6
Southern Sisters Mysteries George 2/8
Mountain Trilogy George 1/3
Rizzoli And Isles Gerritsen 2/12
Mrs. Pollifax Series Gilman 1/14
Queen Bees Quilt Mystery Goldenbaum 1/4
Seaside Knitters Mysteries Goldenbaum 8/11
Dennehy Sisters Series Goodman 1/5
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Series Grabenstein 1/5
Kinsey Millhone Series Grafton 8/24
Cameron saga Civil War Trilogy Graham 1/3
Puzzle Lady Mysteries Hall 1/17
Lara McClintoch Archeological Mysteries Hamilton 1/11
Vintage Kitchen Mysteries Hamilton 1/5
Naked Werewolf Series Harper 1/3
Death On Demand Series Hart 3/25
Crochet Mysteries Hechtman 3/10
O'Malley Series Henderson 1/6
Hope Springs Series Hinton 1/5
Holmes On The Range Series Hockensmith 1/5
Sandy Reid Mysteries Hoisington 3/6
Hayley Powell Food & Cocktails Mysteries Hollis 1/6
Christmas Street Series Horrocks 2/4
Dotsy Lamb Mysteries Hudgins 2/5
Passport To Peril Mysteries Hunter 6/10
The Collector Series Hutchison 2/3
White House Chef Mysteries Hyzy 1/9
✔Yada Yada Prayer Group Series Jackson 5/7 6/7
Kent Family Chronicles Jakes 4/8
Pages and Co. Series James 1/4
Wind Dancer Series Johansen 1/4
Walt Longmire Series Johnson 1/14
Sweet Bites Mystery Series Justesen 1/4
Iron Fey Series Kagawa 2/8
Ruby, The Rabbi's Wife Series Kahn 3/6
Forensic Instincts Kane 2/4
Samantha Rialto Katy 1/4
Glass Slipper, Inc Series Kauffman 1/4
Nancy Drew Mysteries Keene 6/175
Kinship & Courage Series Kirkpatrick 1/3
Friday Harbor Series Kleypas 1/4
Scruples Series Krantz 1/3
Kisses Series Lakes 1/10
Time Quintet L'Engle 2/5
Embroidery Mysteries Lee 1/9
Cherry Cola Book Club Series Lee 1/4
Mary Magruder Katz Series Levenson 1/3
Jaine Austen Mysteries Levine 14/16
Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries Lin 1/10
Ben Hood Thriller Series Lindsay 1/25
Reid Family Series Lindsey 2/4
Ly-San-Ter Trilogy Lindsey 1/3
Girls Do Or Don't Series Linz 1/4
Nick and Nora Mysteries LoTempio 1/3
Cookie Cutter Shop Mysteries Lowell 2/6

SERIAL KILLER CHALLENGE (continued from 2015)
✔ - read additional books in this series since January 1, 2025

POTENTIAL HIT LIST: M - R
Blossom Street Series Macomber 1/10
Tomorrow Series Marsden 1/7
Local Foods Mysteries Maxwell 1/4
No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series McCall Smith 3/23
Kendra Donovan Series McElwain 1/5
The Housemaid Series McFadden 3/3 KILLED
Savannah Reid Mysteries McKevett 2/22
Cupcake Bakery Mysteries McKinlay 5/8
Library Lover's Mysteries McKinlay 4/6
Butternut Lake Series McNear 1/6
Lucy Stone Mysteries Meier 19/22
Captive Series Michaels 2/4
Zamonia Series Moers 1/8 (translated ?)
Anne Of Green Gables Series Montgomery 2/9
Warrior Series Moore 1/15
Ashfall Series Mullin 1/4
Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries Myers 15/23
Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mysteries Nortman 2/8
Temeraire Series Novik 1/9
Savage Seasons Series O'Banyon 1/4
Texas Heat Wave Trilogy Ortolon 1/3
Rose Trilogy Parker 1/3
Masqueraders Series Parker 1/5
Alex Cross Series Patterson 18/23
Private Series Patterson 1/11
✔Women's Murder Club Series Patterson 15/25 16/25
Kingdom Keepers Series Pearson 3/8
Westward Dreams Series Peart 1/6
Angie Amalfi Series Pence 1/16
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series Penny 5/18
Amelia Peabody Mysteries Peters 5/20
Chicago Stars Series Phillips 1/7
Wynette Texas Phillips 2/7
Southern Fried Mysteries Pickens 3/5
Werner Family Series Plain 1/5
Book Of Time Trilogy Prevost 1/3
Vanza Series Quick 1/4
Eugenia Potter Series Rich 3/6
Ministry Is Murder Series Richards 1/5
Dandridge Trilogy Riefe 1/3
Aspen Valley Inn Series Robbins 1/3
Calhoun Women Series Roberts 3/5
Three Sisters Island Trilogy Roberts 2/3
Morgan-Challenger Series Rogers 1/6
Mom Zone Mysteries Rosett 5/10

SERIAL KILLER CHALLENGE (continued from 2015)
✔ - read additional books in this series since January 1, 2025

POTENTIAL HIT LIST: S - Z
Old Man's War Series Scalzi 4/5 (also subseries)
Knitting Mysteries Sefton 7/16
Mike Daley Mysteries Siegel 1/7
Sky's Legacy Series Small 4/6
Aftershock Series Sorenson 2/4
Thoroughly Southern Mysteries Sprinkle 3/10
Hope Street Church Mysteries Stanley 2/5
Collectible Mysteries Stanley 1/5
Devereaux Dime Store Mysteries Swanson 2/5
Scumble River Mysteries Swanson 4/19
Yellow Rose Mysteries Sweeney 2/5
Enchanted, Inc Series Swendson 1/7
Saar Series Taylor 1/4
Southern Historical Trilogy Taylor 1/3
Betsy Livingston/Pecan Bayou Mysteries Trent 1/5
Welcome To Tyler Series Varied Authors 4/12
Dead End Job Mysteries Viets 1/15
Chronos Files Series Walker 1/3
Goldtein & Cruz Trilogy Wallace 1/3
Fresh Baked Mysteries Washburn 4/10
Delilah Dickinson Literary Tour Mysteries Washburn 2/4
Nina Quinn Mysteries Webber 4/7
Ya Yas Series Wells 1/3
Night Trilogy Wiesel 1/3
Verity Long Mysteries Wilcox 1/6
Big Sky Dreams Series Wick 2/3
Twilight Texas Series Wilde 7/8
Maisie Dobbs Series Winspear 2/12
Last Policeman Series Winters 1/3
Birmingham Series Woodiwiss 2/5
Chesapeake Shores Series Woods 1/13
Trinity Harbor Trilogy Woods 1/3
Cemetery of Forgotten Books Trilogy Zafon 1/3

SERIAL KILLER CHALLENGE (continued from 2015)
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New Series Added Since January 1, 2025

Heroes of Olympus Series Riordan 1/5
Vintage National Parks Series Barnett 1/3
Winterhouse Trilogy Guterson 1/3
A Pie Shop Mystery Series Culver 1/3

JANUARY 2025 READS


YLTO January Group Reads
Theme: Books with House or Home in title
Options:
The House of Eve
The House of Lost Secrets

YLTO Monthly Challenge:
Option: Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas

Just Because:
Finding Christmas 1/6/25

YLTO Serial Killer Challenge (continued from 2015)
16th Seduction 1/11/25

FEBRUARY 2025 READS


YLTO February Group Reads:
Theme: a book with a clock or some measurement of time on cover
Options: The Time Keeper
The Betrayals

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
The Fort Badge #1/Task C - 2/2/25
Pirates and Prejudice Badge #1/Task P - 2/12/25
If We Make It Home: A Novel of Faith and Survival in the Oregon Wilderness Badge #1/Task S - 2/23/25

MARCH 2025 READS


YLTO March Group Reads:
Theme: Book with something you would drink in the title
Options: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Opium and Absinthe

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
Daughter of the Deep Badge #1/Task F 3/17/25

APRIL 2025 READS


YLTO April Group Reads:
Theme: Books with 4 word titles
Options: The River We Remember
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive Badge #1/Task H 4/3/25
The Lost Hero Badge #1/Task M 4/14/25
Starter Villain Badge #1/Task V 4/24/25

MAY 2025 READS

YLTO May Group Reads:
Theme: books involving game or competition
Options:The Final Game
Sunrise on the Reaping

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
Showdown in Mudbug Badge #1/Task G 5/3/25
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero Badge #1/Task D 5/4/25
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling Badge #1/Task R 5/24/25
Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal Badge #1/Task T 5/29/25

YLTO Serial Killer Challenge (continued from 2015)
Showdown in Mudbug 5/3/25
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling 5/24/25

JUNE 2025 READS


YLTO June Group Reads:
Theme: book with an adventure on the road
Options: The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
Run for the Hills

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas Badge #1/Task L 6/7/25
The Road to Paradise Badge #1/Task N 6/20/25
The Reading List Badge #1/Task B 6/23/25

JULY 2025 READS

YLTO July Group Reads:
THEME: Author's first and last name start with the same letter
OPTIONS:
Babylonia
The Widows’ Guide to Murder

YLTO Serial Killer Challenge (continued from 2015)
In My Life 7/4/25
Borrowed Time 7/20/25

AUGUST 2025 READS

YLTO August Group Reads:
Theme: books in which the main character is over 60
Options:
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
How to Age Disgracefully

YLTO Serial Killer Challenge (continued from 2015)
Instant Karma 8/1/25

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
Resistance Women Badge #1/Task W 8/22/25
BADGE #1 COMPLETE

That serial killer challenge was a killer alright. I'm still tracking my series as a result. I think there are still some series from 2015 on it.

Tell me about it! I can't believe its been 10 years. Ever since that challenge I try to fit series books in whatever challenge I can. I'm pretty sure I'm just treading water, but I'm having fun doing it!😁

SEPTEMBER 2025 READS

YLTO September Group Reads:
Theme: Books set in Seattle
Options: My Sister's Grave
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
The Housemaid Is Watching Badge #2/Task H 9/12/25
Winterhouse Badge #2/Task W 9/27/25

YLTO Serial Killer Challenge (continued from 2015)
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade 9/27/25

YLTO Monthly Challenge: September
Winterhouse 9/27/25

OCTOBER 2025 READS

YLTO October Group Reads:
Theme: Water on the cover
Options:
I Found You
The Compound

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
A Good Day to Pie Badge #2/Task G 10/19/25
My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball Badge #2/Task M 10/24/25

NOVEMBER 2025 READS

YLTO November Group Reads:
Theme: Award winning books
Options:
The Tainted Cup
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

YLTO 2025 Yearly Challenge:
The Banned Books of Berlin Badge #2/Task B 11/16/25