Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2025


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!

April
Fan
Wander
Ice
Gown
Legs
Only
Easy
Inside
Ever
Pull

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.

Gazing
Imagine
Benefit
Brush
Fake



and a bonus bonus
Expression


To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.

Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)

You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.

Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc

Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.

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

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


Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.

Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.

Example Post:(view spoiler)[Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 20xx

Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7

Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed


1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood (hide spoiler)]

Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔

Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&......
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.

Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)

Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside

You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing


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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'.

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Read | 10/10
Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1

4/8 Fan | The Forgotten One, p27 ...as I'm not a huge fan of manor homes and gates, it's startling to make sense to go that route.

4/2 Wander | All Our Tomorrows, p153 But first, Chase climbed the stairs and wandered into his father's bedroom.

4/2 Ice | All Our Tomorrows, p27 The amber liquid swirled around the ice cubes in the glass, giving something fo Chase to focus on...

4/2 Gown | All Our Tomorrows, p204 She sat on the exam table, covered in a paper gown and anticipation.

4/2 Legs | In the Air Tonight, p19 My legs are starting to cramp from squatting.

4/2 Only | In the Air Tonight, p12 She's only home because she's grounded--again.

4/2 Easy | In the Air Tonight, p18 He's tall, dark-haired, handsome and easy going.

4/5 Inside | Once Upon a Midnight, p13 The tears, a woman's tears for the man she loved, were frozen inside her.

4/5 Ever | Once Upon a Midnight, p171 And her powers, needed now more than ever, had never been weaker.

4/5 PullEver | Once Upon a Midnight, p35 He stood, taking her arm to pullher up with him.

Bonus
4/3 Gazing | Fatal Justice, p35 "No," she said, gazing up at the stars.

4/7 Imagine | Fatal Consequences, p108 "I can't imagine any better use for some of it than buying my best girl a bang-up wedding that'll make her forget she was ever married before."

4/8 Benefit | The Forgotten One, p348 But if you can wait until I'm gone to tell them who you are, it will only be for their benefit.

4/8 Brush | The Forgotten One, p174 She found a brush that would only frizz her hair out unless it was wet and a comb...

4/3 Fake | Fatal Justice, p135 He hated that she'd felt the need to fake it with him.

Bonus-Bonus
4/3 Expression | Fatal Justice, p1 ...Detective Freddie Cruz, and noted the grim expression on his handsome face as he checked his pager.

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2025

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

WORDS FOUND - 10 of 10 ! 5 of 5 Bonus !! 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus

Fan, The Medici Return 04/19 - Truth be told he was no FAN of Italian cuisine. (69%)
Wander, Vanished 04/07 - He looked up at it, letting his memory WANDER (10%)
Ice, The Medici Return 04/19 - , he saw the same boy coming out of the ICE cream store. (14%)
Gown, Vanished 04/07 - She pulled up her GOWN and pulled down the t-shirt. (38%)
Legs, Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced into the Sex Trade 04/05 - 'All you have to do is open your LEGS.' (35%)
Only, Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced into the Sex Trade 04/05 - , I needed the comfort and assurance that ONLY my mother could give me. (4%)
Easy, Tempted by Hades: A Romantasy Greek Gods and Shifters Story 04/14 - She is not going to make this EASY for me at all, (21%0
Inside, Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced into the Sex Trade 04/05 - And to my surprise it really was as EASY as that. (10%)
Ever, Tempted by Hades: A Romantasy Greek Gods and Shifters Story 04/14 - Hera looked regal and formidable as EVER. (2%)
Pull, Tempted by Hades: A Romantasy Greek Gods and Shifters Story 04/14 - , then wrapped around her to PULL her close. (18%)



Gazing, Secret Slave: Kidnapped and abused for 13 years. This is my story of survival. 04/19 - , GAZING into my baby's eyes. (42%)
Imagine, Vanished 04/07 - Harper couldn't IMAGINE why else they would be in a space ship. (7%)
Benefit, Extreme Risk 04/27 -The added daylight was a BENEFIT of the late spring in Texas. 66%)
Brush, Secret Slave: Kidnapped and abused for 13 years. This is my story of survival. 04/19 - , I feared every slightest new movement of the BRUSH. (6%)
Fake, Extreme Risk 04/27 - , her FAKE boobs practically mashed against my chest. (33%)

Expression, The Medici Return 04/19 - The face cast a gloomy, almost tyrannical EXPRESSION. (89%)

2025 April Word Hunt
Duration: April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Completed: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus Bonus: 1/1

April
Fan Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (pg. 60 – “Like I told you on the phone, I am a huge fan of your blog!”)
Wander Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 4/11/25 (pg. 234 – He wandered around, mumbling to himself.)
Ice Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (pg. 101 - …and I was meeting a wall of ice, slippery and nearly opaque.)
Gown Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (pg. 224 – I took off my own clothes and put on my flannel gown…)
Legs The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (pg. 9 – Our legs scraped to ribbons, twigs in our wild hair…)
Only The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (pg. 8 – I don’t need to get to near the palace, only to the trees surrounding it.)
Easy Persuader - Lee Child 4/5/25 (pg. 7 – One thing I learned a long time ago is that it’s easy enough to kill a man.)
Inside Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (pg. 1 – He hunched inside his bulky camo jacket, looking straight ahead.)
Ever Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (pg. 25 – Nothing in my life had ever felt so good.)
Pull The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (pg. 10 – My blond curls whip around my face, and I pull the cloak tighter around my neck.)

Bonus: you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words
Gazing The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (pg. 45 – They keep gazing, both of them, at the laptop screen…)
Imagine The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (pg. 141 – They’re all just the sickest crime stories you could imagine.)
Benefit Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (pg. 34 – And he was talking to Mama for my benefit, or at least partly for my benefit.)
Brush Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (pg. 64 – The sunlight burned my eyes and I wanted to brush the cobwebs away.)
Fake Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (pg. 161 – She’d taken that fake stomach off, and it was lying on a chair next to her.)

Bonus Bonus
Expression The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (pg. 21 - …the lamblike expression she sometimes employs to suggest she has no angles…)

April Word Hunt

READ: 12/16

✔ Fan - The Bakery Booking - Morgan Utley 4/12
(I was a huge fan of mysteries), p225

✔ Wander - The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky 4/21
(now those gods wander homeless), p206

✔ Ice - The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky 4/21
(carving the remaining ice into fantastic bergs), p67

Gown -
(), p

✔ Legs - The Bakery Booking - Morgan Utley 4/12
(to show off extremely long legs), p46

Only -
(), p

✔ Easy - Murder on Devil's Pond - Ayla Rose 4/29
(enjoy their easy camaraderie), p81

✔ Inside - Murder on Devil's Pond - Ayla Rose 4/29
(inside a fresh garbage bag), p77

✔ Ever - As Dead As A Vampire - April Fernsby 4/26
(thanks ever so much), loc2965

✔ Pull - Murder on Devil's Pond - Ayla Rose 4/29
(didn't pull up anything on the door), p253


Bonus
✔ Gazing - The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky 4/21
(gazing up at a thick stripe of green), p287

✔ Imagine - Air Bound - Jess Mountifield & Talia Beckett 4/27
(something I could imagine and focus on), loc1842

Benefit -
(), p

Brush -
(), p

✔ Fake - The Perfect Death - Stacy Claflin 4/6
(never heard anything so fake), ch22

✔ Expression - Air Bound - Jess Mountifield & Talia Beckett 4/27
(the grin that passed across his expression), loc1879

April Words -

Benefit: P16 "My people benefit from the small influx of power without having to stretch themselves to try and traverse the realms." The Succubus's Prize 8/4
Brush: P30 "Norah stretched her fingers to brush the ceiling just as her body began to fall apart around her." Storm Surge 15/4
Easy: p55 “ It won't be easy or fun, but I know I can do it.” When She Wishes
Ever: P15 "Stryker grimaced, his lips downturned behind his metal mask where no one would ever see." Storm Surge 15/4
Expression: P40 "No, sorry, it’s an expression." I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com 17/4
Fake: P291 "I gained a new father I’m no’ sure of yet, and a fake father who’s trying to have me murdered." Devil in Disguise 14/4
Fan: P36 "Damn, I’d never been a big fan of feet myself." I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com 17/4
Gazing: P63 "Still gazing at Kingston, Hoagland glowed as if in the presence of some celestial being." Devil in Disguise 14/4
Gown: P21 "She’s pretty, but all of them are; her long dark hair is gathered up around her face, and her red gown shows off smooth shoulders and the top curve of her breasts." The Succubus's Prize 8/4
Ice: p10 “…if you were served prune ice cream for dessert…” The Ersatz Elevator 22/4
Imagine: P66 "I imagine he’s off on some pleasure cruiser light-years away from here." I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com 17/4
Inside: P24 "The clouds flashed muted purple as lightning arced inside." Storm Surge 15/4
Legs: p33 “ But then his expression changes and he tilts his head, eyeing my legs.” When She Wishes
Only: p7 "If only he knew." The Succubus's Prize 8/4
Pull: p8 “I pull up my contract on my data pad and hold it out to him so they can sync.” When She Wishes
Wander: P31 "Merritt turned to wander around the flat." Devil in Disguise 14/4

16/16

Fan The Trouble With Trying to Bag a Blood Witch- page 3- "Well, if you're not a fan of this place, you can take me home where we'll at least be comfortable." 4/4-4/5
Wander The Trouble With Trying to Bag a Blood Witch- page 274- We stare when people we don't know wander into the diner. 4/4-4/5
Ice Omega's Gamble- page 31- Raine opened his mouth to attempt to break the ice, only for the youngest prince, Rex, to snort and shake his head. 4/6-4/7
Gown A Treacherous Trade- page 9- Even my fashionable dark woolen winter gown and velvet cloak couldn't hide how bitter and brittle I'd become. 4/1-4/2
Legs Omega's Gamble- page 8- Glade waited until Raine was seated with his legs crossed at the ankle and his hands arranged neatly in his lap. 4/6-4/7
Only A Treacherous Trade- page 28- "It's easy to be the best when you're the one and only."
Easy Direct Descendant- loc 361- "I don't need it to be easy," I muttered. 4/8-4/12
Inside Direct Descendant- loc 147- "A couple of centimeters inside, Aunt Jean." 4/8-4/12
Ever Direct Descendant- loc 249- "Has anyone ever survived the darkness?" 4/8-4/12
Pull A Treacherous Trade- page 42- He had a perfectly mobile cart full of supplies he would retrieve from storage once I called him to a death, and a deft pony to pull it. 4/1-4/2


Bonus

Gazing Borgaz- page 42- Once the stallion was fed and watered and stabled, he went to the back of the house and stood on the porch outside the kitchen, gazing out over the quiet grounds. 4/17-4/20
Imagine How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4- page 24- "I can't imagine a single necromancer doing this." 4/2-4/3
Benefit How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4- page 27- "I've got some shade plants that benefit from my magic, but they aren't aggressive like this." 4/2-4/3
Brush How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4- page 74- He stepped free of the brush and moved on to the shorter, neater grass. 4/2-4/3
Fake Omega's Gamble- page 252- "If you know what you're doing, it's not that hard to fake the sort of magic expected from an alchemist." 4/6-4/7


Bonus Bonus

Expression The Trouble With Trying to Bag a Blood Witch- page 97- On the other side is one of my exes, Samantha Broughton, holding a bunch of flowers with a suspicious expression on her face. 4/4-4/5

April Word Hunt
April 2025

My Word Hunt (msg 11)

Words Found ❱❱ 10
Bonus Words ❱❱ 6
Books Read ❱❱ 6



April Words

☑️fan
🔺Not a fan of profiling? [loc: 326.1]
🔺Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★

☑️wander
🔺Somebody will wander into the Piggly Wiggly [loc: 180.3]
🔺Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★

☑️ice
🔺and eating homemade ice cream [loc: 109.6]
🔺Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★★

☑️gown
🔺she handed me a fluffy full-skirted gown. [loc: 199.8]
🔺Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★

☑️legs
🔺He kicks his legs outward, [loc: 286.7]
🔺Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★★

☑️only
🔺That’s the only way [loc: 287.4]
🔺Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★

☑️easy
🔺There’s an easy solution, kid. [loc: 84.1]
🔺The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★

☑️inside
🔺Jairus walked inside. [loc: 113.3]
🔺The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★

☑️ever
🔺sworn off ever having children [loc: 260.8]
🔺Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★

☑️pull
🔺you can’t pull off scary. [loc: 296.5]
🔺Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★


Bonus/Bonus Bonus

☑️gazing
🔺He’s gazing down at her [loc: 90.4]
🔺Wicked Fall ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★★

☑️imagine
🔺You can’t imagine the conditions [loc: 170.9]
🔺Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★

☑️benefit
🔺given the benefit of the doubt. [loc: 338.2]
🔺Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★

☑️brush
🔺to brush out her hair [loc: 89.9]
🔺The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★

☑️fake
🔺plaster a fake smile on my face. [loc: 223.0]
🔺Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★


☑️expression
🔺and her expression went flat. [loc: 44.7]
🔺Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★

MARGIE
2025 April Word Hunt

8/10 READ
1/5 BONUS
0/1 BONUS BONUS
9/16 TOTAL

✅ Fan - The Cornish Vintage Jewellery Shop -"She gulped and fanned herself." - Kindle page 163 of 360 (47%) - 18/04

✅ Wander - The Cornish Vintage Dress Shop - "The last thing she wanted was to allow her thoughts to wander to Matt’s beautiful eyes." - Kindle page 61 of 384 (16%) - 08/04

✅ Ice - Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read - "Actually, why don’t I treat us both to an ice cream?" - Kindle page 83 of 349 (24%) - 06/04

✅ Gown - The Cornish Vintage Dress Shop - "She slowly undid the zip on the dress bag to reveal the beautiful gown that she had painstakingly designed and stitched." - Kindle page 246 of 384 (65%) - 08/04

✅ Legs - The Cornish Vintage Dress Shop - "Her legs wobbled a little as Rosie walked down the stairs to the door." - Kindle page 70 of 394 (19%) - 08/04

✅ Only - Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read - "You know I only do landscapes…" - Kindle page 3 of 349 (1%) - 06/04

Easy - The French Chateau Dream - "But it gave me the easy way out." - Kindle page 56 of 368 (16%)

✅ Inside - Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read - "‘Shall we go back inside?’ said Tilly." - Kindle page 331 of 249 (94%) - 06/04

Ever - Wild Lavender - "Leaning over the balustrade of the landing above was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen." - Kindle page 590 of 8836 (7%)

✅ Pull - The Cornish Vintage Jewellery Shop - "She had to pull herself back and regain control." - Kindle page 101 of 360 (29%) - 18/04

BONUS
Gazing * The Keeper of Stories - "Which is why, three months later, when the residents of the county turned out for the unveiling of the window, they found themselves gazing at a stained-glass image of the voluptuous and colourful countess, not the Virgin Mary.” - Kindle page 145 of 379 (375)

Imagine * The Keeper of Stories - "You can imagine what I said to that.” - Kindle page 25 of 379 (6%)

Benefit * - Wild Lavender - "I left the bread in the doorway, although I didn’t know who it would benefit there apart from the mice." - Kindle page 3961 of 8836 (45%)

Brush * - The French Chateau Dream - "‘I’ll be back later,’ he murmured and she felt his lips brush her forehead." - Kindle page 141 of 368 (40%)

✅ Fake * The Cornish Vintage Jewellery Shop - "Girlfriend or fake girlfriend, Tegen was still a part of Nick’s life." - Kindle page 125 of 360 (36%) - 18/04

BONUS BONUS
Expression ** The French Chateau Dream - "She giggled at his mock-horrified expression." - Kindle page 75 of 368 (21%)

Completed...thanks Fran!

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COMPLETED

2025 April Word Hunt
Duration: April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Completed: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus Bonus: 1/1

April
Fan Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (pg. 60 – “Like I told you on the phone, I am a huge fan of your blog!”)
Wander Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 4/11/25 (pg. 234 – He wandered around, mumbling to himself.)
Ice Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (pg. 101 - …and I was meeting a wall of ice, slippery and nearly opaque.)
Gown Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (pg. 224 – I took off my own clothes and put on my flannel gown…)
Legs The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (pg. 9 – Our legs scraped to ribbons, twigs in our wild hair…)
Only The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (pg. 8 – I don’t need to get to near the palace, only to the trees surrounding it.)
Easy Persuader - Lee Child 4/5/25 (pg. 7 – One thing I learned a long time ago is that it’s easy enough to kill a man.)
Inside Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 4/4/25 (pg. 1 – He hunched inside his bulky camo jacket, looking straight ahead.)
Ever Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (pg. 25 – Nothing in my life had ever felt so good.)
Pull The Rose Bargain - Sasha Peyton Smith 4/4/25 (pg. 10 – My blond curls whip around my face, and I pull the cloak tighter around my neck.)

Bonus: you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words
Gazing The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (pg. 45 – They keep gazing, both of them, at the laptop screen…)
Imagine The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (pg. 141 – They’re all just the sickest crime stories you could imagine.)
Benefit Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (pg. 34 – And he was talking to Mama for my benefit, or at least partly for my benefit.)
Brush Gap Creek - Robert Morgan 4/1/25 (pg. 64 – The sunlight burned my eyes and I wanted to brush the cobwebs away.)
Fake Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (pg. 161 – She’d taken that fake stomach off, and it was lying on a chair next to her.)

Bonus Bonus
Expression The Kingdoms of Savannah - George Dawes Green 4/1/25 (pg. 21 - …the lamblike expression she sometimes employs to suggest she has no angles…)

Congratulations Tammie and Caraina!

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Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2025

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!

Fan
✔ Wander - "a few customers wandered through the narrow aisles" - Holmes, Marple & Poe - pg 93
✔ Ice - "the ice long melted" - No One Can Know - pg 6
✔ Gown - "Crown pulled on a blue paper gown" - Holmes, Marple & Poe - pg 105
Legs
✔ Only - "Nathan should be the only one on the mortgage" - No One Can Know - pg 10
Easy
✔ Inside - "Why don't you come inside, he said" - No One Can Know - pg 8
Ever
✔ Pull - "You can pull us in!" - Lies He Told Me - page 14

Bonus - you must find the EXACT word
✔ Gazing - "she said gazing at Lady Liberty" - Holmes, Marple & Poe - pg 218
✔ Imagine - "I can't imagine." - Lies He Told Me - pg 65
✔ Benefit - "Blair's hand signal is for Silas's benefit" - Lies He Told Me - pg 275
✔ Brush - "picking a stiff brush off the cluttered shelves" - Bad Liar
✔ Fake - "I've got a fake account for that" - Bad Liar - pg 268

Bonus Bonus
✔ Expression - "Annie kept her expression carefully neutral" - Bad Liar



MARCH CARRY-OVER
twitch
weak
bake
hip
ton
glue
✔ fresh - "the fresh lettering on the front door" - Holmes, Marple & Poe - pg 17
✔ crave - "Swedes crave the sun" - Holmes, Marple & Poe - pg 291
✔ bolt - "Holmes saw a figure bolt after her" - Holmes, Marple & Poe - pg 34
✔twist - "His lanyard was twisted around" - Lies He Told Me - pg 87

BONUS
✔wooden - "The entrance is surrounded by a tall wooden fence." - Lies He Told Me - pg 94
✔anyway - "Anyway, Silas had helped himself" - Lies He Told Me - pg 81
✔innocent - "Congrats, you're innocent" - No One Can Know - pg 131
✔sink - "a stack of dishes next to the sink" - No One Can Know - pg 244
✔enthusiasm - "The strain of holding in its boundless enthusiasm made it quiver." - No One Can Know - pg 243

bonus bonus:
powerhouse

COMPLETE

Words found: 16/16
Books completed: 16


1. FAN – Just Our Luck by Denise Williams √4/5
7h35m – I fan myself.
2. WANDER - The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee √ 4/6
Pg. 136 – She tried not to let her thoughts wander as she backed out of the parking space.
3. ICE - Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau √ 4/27
Loc. 1117 - The ice cream is delicious, but the flan--oh the flan is possibly the best thing I've ever had.
4. GOWN - Daughter of Tides by Kit Rocha √ 4/24
Loc. 654 - …dressed in a warm gown with long quilted sleeves and a plain skirt.
5. LEGS - Fan Service by Rosie Danan √ 4/3
Pg. 239 - -lying half-naked in the middle of the forest with Devin Ashwood between her legs and nothing but a thin barrier of sweat-soaked cotton between her and the dirt.
6. ONLY - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins √ 4/16
5h0m – A guy who’s only out for himself.
7. EASY - Wild & Wrangled by Lyla Sage √ 4/23
3h53m - Was it weird that I'd spend hours making her something personal, instead of just buying her something generic and easy?
8. INSIDE - Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole √ 4/10
9h14m – The voice inside me could sense it too.
9. EVER – Unromance by Erin Connor √ 4/14
Pg. 40 – She masturbated about that night far more than she should ever admit.
10. PULL - Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt √ 4/30
Loc. 557 – She’d pull my body into hers night after night, and I’d try to find her and find us time and time again.

Bonus

11. GAZING - Jamaal the IT Guy by Kasha Thompson √ 4/21
Pg. 47 – I moved closer, gazing down at her.
12. IMAGINE - I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com by Kimberly Lemming√ 4/18
5h58m – “Imagine a herd of them, as far as the eye can see.”
13. BENEFIT - Sweet Obession by Katee Robert √ 4/20
Pg. 15 – The only person who gave me the benefit of the doubt sailed off with her monster of a boyfriend.
14. BRUSH - A Tempest of Desire by Lorraine Heath √4/4
1h42m – He applied the brush several times to the end of the strands he held.
15. FAKE - The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco by Talia Hibbert √ 4/13
1h40m – “That’s funny,” she said lightly, “that you’re so into true love, I mean, but you’ve got yourself a fake girlfriend.

Bonus Bonus

16. EXPRESSION - Wish You Were Here by Jess K. Hardy √ 4/10
Loc 4693 – Memorizing her flushed skin, her contented expression, her knees still spread wide.

Finished early this month but forgot to update until now - Thanks Fran!!
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 11)

Words Found ❱❱ 10
Bonus Words ❱❱ 6
Books Read ❱❱ 6

2025 April Word Hunt

Read: 16/16

✅️1. Fan: Story of My Life
"The guy was even less a fan of small talk than his brother." Pg. 370

✅️2. Wander - Out of the Woods
"You know what I took away from today? Caleb asks, smiling softly as his eyes wander around the campfire and the newly familiar faces circling it." Pg. 145

✅️3. Ice - Do Me a Favor
"I'm surprised the fridge doesn't use actual ice blocks, you know?" Pg. 37

✅️4. Gown - The Bachelor
"It had nothing to do with how lovely she looked wearing something other than a black gown for the first time in months." Location 473

✅️5. Legs - Deep End
"I smile, palms flush against the coarse edge, and slowly lift my legs in a headstand." Location 623

✅️6. Only - Saving Hailey:
"He stamps a kiss on my forehead and only when he moves me into the corner do I open my eyes." Pg. 399

✅️7. Easy - Enchantra
“Unfortunately for her, her invisibility made it rather easy to sneak up from behind.”

✅️8. Inside - Breaking Hailey
“The turmoil of emotions brewing inside me on our way here finds a way out.” Pg. 407

✅️9. Ever - Beg, Borrow, or Steal
“He’s the only other person I’ve ever known who enjoys patterns and routines as much as I do.” Location 275

✅️10. Pull - Onyx Storm
“You can grieve,” Andarna reminds me as I pull open the door to the Healer Quadrant and enter the crowded hall." Location 142

✅️11. Gazing - Scot Under the Covers
“That sounded very straightforward, or it would have if he hadn't been gazing at Matthew when he spoke.” Location 466

✅️12. Imagine - My Dark Fairy Tale
“I want to take you to dinner at my favorite trattoria because I can imagine the face you will make when you try true bistecca alla Fiorentina.” Pg. 107

✅️13. Benefit - Dream Girl Drama
“Truthfully, he didn’t know if there was any benefit to seeing Harvey.” Pg. 436

✅️14. Brush - Swift and Saddled
“I got some olive oil and a brush out for you.” Pg. 156

✅️15. Fake - Finding Violet
“If it means giving away fake phone numbers to drunk guys with too much money, then so be it.” Pg. 214

✅️16. Expression - Catching Bianca
“I stare at him, his expression shifting into something I can’t name.” Pg 123