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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.
Post a link to the book and the author, and the date you finished the book.
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

My List:
On Moonberry Lake Holly Varni 8/4/25 (Moonberry Lake #1)
Slow Burn J.H. Croix 8/14/25 (Into the Fire #2)
Awaited Love with You Whitney G. 8/21/25 (Wasted Love #3)
Movieland Lee Goldberg 8/1/25 (Eve Ronin #4)
Dream Town Lee Goldberg 8/3/25 (Eve Ronin #5)
Sunny Side-Up Diner Anne-Marie Meyer 8/16/25 (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman #6)
Honey Bee Library Anne-Marie Meyer 8/16/25 (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman #7)
Christmas Romance on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 8/19/25 (Cobble Beach #8)
Nightcaps at The Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 9/16/25 (Beach House Hotel #9)

We Are All Guilty Here Karin Slaughter 8/20/25 (North Falls #1)
Fated Love with You Whitney G. 8/21/25 (Wasted Love #2)
All That We Are Mariah Stewart 8/22/25 (Wyndham Beach #3)
Stay for Me Corinne Michaels 8/25/25 (The Arrowood Brothers #4)
Ronan K.A. Tucker 9/20/25 (The Wolf Hotel #4.5)
Royal Haze L.J. Evans 8/22/25 (The Painted Daisies #5)
Save Your Breath Melinda Leigh 9/1/25 (Morgan Dane #6)
Finding the One Kristen Ashley 9/15/25 (River Rain #7)

Return to Us Corinne Michaels 8/26/25 (Willow Creek Valley #1)
The Baby on Marco Island Amy Rafferty 8/24/25 (Scott Sisters Series #2)
Burn So Bad J.H. Croix 8/15/25 (Into the Fire #3)
Godwin's Grocery Anne-Marie Meyer 8/13/25 (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman #4)
Secrets Never Die Melinda Leigh 8/31/25 (Morgan Dane #5)
Hell's Spells Devon Monk 8/31/25 (Ordinary Magic #6)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025


1. Whiteout by Ann Grech 8/13/2025 (Whiteout)
2 Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook 8/25/2025
3. Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman 9/20/2025 (Leaphorn & Chee)
4. Hudson River Homicides by C.S. Poe 8/8/2025 (Memento Mori)

8. Pretty Dead Girl by Aron Lewes 8/2/2025 ( Spirit School)
9. Loneliest Angel by Aron Lewes 8/14/2025 ( Spirit School)
10 Deleted in the District by Patti Benning 8/28/2025 ( Ramblng RV)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Finish

1.Carrington Cove #5:Somehow You Knew-Harlow James 8/07/25
2.Carter Brothers #6:Time to Bounce-Lani Lynn Vale 8/02/25
3.Violet Darger #7:Dark Passage-L.T. Vargus 8/02/25
4.Franki Amato Mysteries #8:Tuaca Tan: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery-Traci Andrighetti 8/05/25
5.First Family #9:State of Retribution-Marie Force 8/02/25


1.Yarn Retreat Mystery #1:Yarn to Go-Betty Hechtman 8/03/25
2.Stella Knox FBI #2:Killer Style-Mary Stone 8/13/25
3.Flight & Glory #3:Beyond What Is Given-Rebecca Yarros 8/10/25
4.Time River #4:Hold Me Until Morning-A.L. Jackson 8/12/25


1.Nena Knight #1:Her Name Is Knight-Yasmin Angoe 8/24/25
2.FBI Kate Walsh #2:Miami Ripper-Stacy M. Jones 8/14/25
3.Fostering Love #3:Heart of Glass-Nicole Jacquelyn 8/19/25
4.Murder by Month Mystery #4:August Moon-Jess Lourey 8/11/25
5.Sugarland Creek #5:Sin With Me-Brooke Montgomery 9/22/25
6.Hell's Handlers MC #6:Little Jack-Lilly Atlas 9/04/25


1.Detective Kate Rosetti #10:One in a Million-Gina LaManna 8/13/25
2.Detective Ellie Reeves #11:The Graveyard Girls-Rita Herron 9/02/25
3.Shadow Island #12:Shadow's Hoax-Mary Stone 8/12/25
4.Detective Casey White #13:Shadow on Her Grave: A totally gripping serial killer thriller packed with suspense-B.R. Spangler 8/28/25
5.Detective Katie Scott #14:The Whispering Girls-Jennifer Chase 8/29/25


1.Beacon Harbor #1:The Billionaire Is Back-Kayley Loring 8/21/25
2.Finley O'Sullivan #2:The Nature of Secrets-Debra Webb 8/08/25
3.Riley Thorn #3:Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past-Lucy Score 8/21/25
4.The 'Burg #4:Games of the Heart-Kristen Ashley 8/18/25
5.Eve Ronin #5:Dream Town-Lee Goldberg 9/03/25


1.Ember Falls #3:Against All Odds-Corinne Michaels 8/21/25
2.Getting Lucky #4:That Swoony Feeling-Meghan Quinn 8/08/25
3.Sparrow Falls #5:Chasing Shelter-Catherine Cowles 8/09/25
4.Balsam Ridge #6:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
5.Carter Brothers #7:YOLO-Lani Lynn Vale 9/03/25
6.Jake Cashen Crime Thriller #8:The Whisper Girl-Declan James 9/16/25


1.Sandcastle Cove #1:Changing Tides-Amber Kelly 8/15/25
2.Boggy Creek Valley #2:Playing with Words-Kelly Elliott 8/22/25
3.Rosewood River #3:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
4.The Haven Brothers #4:Whispers and Wildfire-Claire Kingsley 8/01/25
5.Cherry Tree Harbor #5:Slap Shot Surprise-Melanie Harlow 8/25/25
6.The Lincoln Lawyer #6:The Law of Innocence-Michael Connelly 9/21/25


1.Rizzoli & Isles #8:Ice Cold-Tess Gerritsen 9/19/25
2.Women's Murder Club #9:The 9th Judgment-James Patterson 9/10/25
3.Golden Glades Henchmen MC #10:Coast-Jessica Gadziala 9/07/25
4.Stephanie Plum #11:Eleven on Top-Janet Evanovich 8/09/25


1.Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #11:The Secrets of Second Beach-D.D. Black 9/16/25
2.Stephanie Plum #12:Twelve Sharp-Janet Evanovich 9/02/25
3.Maya Gray FBI #13:Girl Thirteen: Stalked-Molly Black 8/30/25
4.Detective Amanda Steele #14:Three Girls Gone-Carolyn Arnold 8/29/25


1.Season Southern Sleuths #1:In for a Penny-Kelsey Browning 9/21/25
2.The Blackwells of Montana #2:When We Break-Kristen Proby 9/12/25
3.Happily Everlasting #3:Fooled Around and Spelled In Love-Michelle M. Pillow 8/06/25
4.Brothers of Calloway Creek:The Montanas #4:Tiny Precious Secrets-Samantha Christy 9/11/25
5.Carrington Cove #5:Somehow You Knew-Harlow James 8/07/25


1.Dean Steele #1:The Woman in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 8/22/25
2.Dream Man #2:Wild Man-Kristen Ashley 9/04/25
3.Sharpe & Walker #3:Hidden in Smoke-Lee Goldberg 9/23/25
4.Chaos #4:Walk Through Fire-Kristen Ashley 9/01/25
5.Detective D.D. Warren #5:Love You More-Lisa Gardner 8/16/25


1.Vancouver Agitators #1:Kiss and Don't Tell-Meghan Quinn 9/05/25
2.Hart's Ridge #2:Lucy In the Sky-Kay Bratt 8/22/25
3.FBI Kate Walsh #3:Mad Jack-Stacy M. Jones 9/12/25
4.Dream #4:Stolen Dreams-Natasha Madison 8/31/25
5.Alexis Parker #5:Racing Through Darkness-G.K. Parks 9/27/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

FINISHED!!
1-(Fur-Ever Mountain Pack Book 1)What’s Rogue Got To Do With ItLorelei M. Hart 08/01
2-(Operation Volcano Book 2)Operation Caldera: PNR/Special Forces/Military MM Fiction Annabella Stone 08/02
3 (Omegas of Oliver Creek, #3) Apples for His OmegaLorelei M. HartLorelei M. Hart 08/07

1. The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1)The Lions of LucerneBrad Thor 08/20
2. (Alpha Kissed #2)The Alpha's Candy-Kissed OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/07
3. (Omegas Inn Love Book 3) Delicious AlphaLorelei M. Hart 08/10

1. The Grumpy Grizzly's Omega (Male-Order Mates, #1) The Grumpy Grizzly's OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/25
2. Blood Auction (Ranger Thrillers Book 2)Blood AuctionJoshua Harkin 08/17
3. Peppermint Spiced Omega (The Hollydale Omegas, #3) Peppermint Spiced OmegaSusi Hawke 08/16


1. Invisible Evil (Harry Bauer Thriller #9) Invisible EvilBlake Banner 08/16
2. Blooming for His Omega (Omegas of Oliver Creek, #10) Blooming for His OmegaLorelei M. Hart 08/11
3. The Thousand Dollar Kidnap (Colt Ryder #11) The Thousand Dollar KidnapJ.T. Brannan 08/12

1. Back Blast (Gray Man, #5)Back BlastMark Greaney 08/06
2. Ellery Mountain #6 The Barman and the SEAL The Barman and the SEALR.J. Scott 08/28
3. Make Mine A Koala (Mated by Chance, #7) Make Mine A KoalaHarper B. Cole 08/19

1. Make Mine A Bunny (Mated by Chance, #8) Make Mine A BunnyHarper B. Cole 08/30
2. Their Deadly Truth (Jake Cashen Crime Thriller Series Book 9) Their Deadly TruthDeclan James 08/26
3. The Thousand Dollar Killers (Colt Ryder #10) The Thousand Dollar KillersJ.T. Brannan 08/13

1. Blood of Balthazar (Harry Bauer Thriller #13) Blood of BalthazarBlake Banner 08/16
2. Forest of Scars: A Dark Suspense Thriller Book (A Scarlett and Logan Serial Killer Thriller 14) Forest of Scars: A Dark Suspense Thriller BookDan Padavona 09/03
3. Jack Reacher #15 Worth Dying ForLee Child 08/03

1. Colt Ryder #12 THE THOUSAND DOLLAR SHOT: A Colt Ryder Thriller THE THOUSAND DOLLAR SHOT: A Colt Ryder ThrillerJ.T. Brannan 08/21
2. (Omegas of Animals #13) A Kitten for Alpha Kenny A Kitten for Alpha KennyLorelei M. Hart 09/17
3. 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14 61 HoursLee Child 08/02

3: Finding His Potential (Greycoast Pack, #3) Finding His PotentialJena Wade 09/19
4: Pavlova Passion (Bake Sale Bachelors Season Four #4) Pavlova PassionColbie Dunbar 09/20
5: Burn the Night (Max Strong #5) Burn the NightMike Donohue 09/19

10: (Amos Carver Book 10) Dead Reckoning: A Vigilante Mystery Action ThrillerJohn Corwin 09/05
9: Strawberry Pie Smooches (Bake Sale Bachelors Season Two #9) Strawberry Pie SmoochesColbie Dunbar 09/17
8: The Thousand Dollar Chase (Colt Ryder #8)

3: (Bake Sale Bachelors Season Three #3)Marzipan MagicLeyla Hunt09/06
2: (Ray Cruz #2) Soft TargetStephen Hunter 09/09
1: Inevitable I (Tanner, #1 Inevitable IRemington Kane 09/06

3. Lucas (Grizzly Mountain Lodge #3)LucasFel FernMike Donohue 09/17
5: Isolation: Dwayne Morrow Mystery #5 IsolationIDarin Miller
09/23

6: Abduction: Dwayne Morrow Mystery #6AbductionDarin Miller 09/24
7: Jaded Alpha (Omegas Inn Love, #7) Jaded Alpha Lorelei M. Hart 09/02
8: The Thousand Dollar Chase (Colt Ryder #8)The Thousand Dollar ChaseJ.T. Brannan 09/02

7: The Thousand Dollar Team (Colt Ryder #7)The Thousand Dollar TeamJ.T. Brannan 09/01
8: The Graves (Max Strong Thriller Series Book 8) The GravesMike Donohue 09/28
9. Such a Grumpy Omega (His Alpha Desires Book 9)Such a Grumpy OmegaLorelei M. Hart 09/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules:
1) Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
2) There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
3) Tell us the name of the series.

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Finished
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1.All Fall Down|Ally Carter|05/08/25
2,Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands|Heather Fawcett|04/08/25
3.Take the Key and Lock Her Up|Ally Carter|28/09/25
4.The Tyrant’s Tomb|Rick Riordan|14/08/25

12. The Scarlet Shedder|Dav Pilkey|24/08/25
18.Death on the Nile|Agatha Christie|7/09/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

Progress: 2 sets, 10 books

1. The Maze Runner James Dashner 8/1/25 - Maze Runner #1
2. The Scorch Trials James Dashner 8/10/25 - Maze Runner #2
3. As Good As Dead Holly Jackson 8/30/25 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3
4. The Kill Order James Dashner 9/26/25 - Maze Runner #0.4

1. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson 8/17/25 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1
2. Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson 8/19/25 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2
3. The Death Cure James Dashner 8/15/25 - Maze Runner #3

1. Julosaurusen Tom Fletcher 9/16/25 - The Chrismasaurus #1
2. The Making of a Marchioness / The Methods of Lady Walderhurst Frances Hodgson Burnett 9/23/25 - Emily Fox-Seton #1+2

1. Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson 9/17/25 - David Balfour #1

Everyone is linked!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

COMPLETE

#7 Slough House, Slough House by Mick HerronAug 1 ★★★★★
#8 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie Aug 7 ★★★★
#9 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body Beneath the Willows by Nick Louth Aug 10 ★★★★
#10 Sandhamn Murders, Buried in Secret by Viveca Sten Aug 8 ★★★
#11 In Death, Judgment in Death by JD Robb Aug 5 ★★★★

#8 Slough House, Bad Actors by Mick Herron Aug 13 ★★★★★
#9 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie Aug 11 ★★★
#10 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body in the Stairwell by Nick Louth Aug 14 ★★★★

#6 Elise Close, Behind Her Mask by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★
#7 Jesse Stone, Stranger In Paradise by Robert B. Parker Sept 2 ★★★★
#8 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body on the Moor by Nick Louth Aug 7 ★★★★
#9 Maya Black, Girl Nine: Gone by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★
#10 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, In a Dark House by Deborah Crombie Aug 14 ★★★★

#14 Harry Bosch, Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly Aug 5 ★★★
#15 Harry Bosch, The Drop by Michael Connelly Sept 7 ★★★★
#16 Creatures, Feral People: A Thriller by KT Tomb Sept 6 ★★
#17 Lucy Kincaid, Cold as Ice Aug 8 ★★★★

Welcome Susan!

DUCKS IN A ROW, 8/1 - 9/30

SET ONE
#1 – The Alehouse Murders (Templar Knight #1), by Maureen Ash, finished 8/5/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Purrfectly Deadly (Mysteries of Max #2), by Nic Saint, finished 8/12/25 ★★★.5
#3 – The Lake of Learning (Cassiopeia Vitt #3), by Steve Berry & M.J. Rose, finished 8/19/25 ★★★.5
#4 – Murder Under a Silver Moon (Mona Moon #4), by Abigail Keam, finished 8/23/25 ★★★★
#5 – Baby Doll Games (Sigrid Harald #5), by Margaret Maron, finished 8/12/25 ★★★★
#6 – Murder at Kensington Gardens (Ginger Gold #6), by Lee Strauss, finished 8/16/25 ★★★★
#7 – Hitches, Hideouts & Homicides (Camper & Criminals #7), by Tonya Kappes, finished 9/26/25 ★★★.5
#8 – The Tattered Cover (Secret, Book & Scone Society #8), by Ellery Adams, finished 8/11/25 ★★★★
#9 – A Gala Event (Orchard #9), by Sheila Connolly, finished 9/24/25 ★★★★
#10 – Any Other Name (Walt Longmire #10), by Craig Johnson, finished 8/6/25 ★★★★
#11 – Nothing Bundt Trouble (Bakeshop #11), by Ellie Alexander, finished 9/10/25 ★★★★
#12 – The Hidden City (Charles Lenox #12), by Charles Finch, finished 8/2/25 ★★★★
#13 – Badger’s Moon (Sister Fidelma #13), by Peter Tremayne, finished 8/20/25 ★★★★

SET TWO
#1 – The Viaduct Killings (Yorkshire Murders #1), by Wes Markin, finished 8/25/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Mortal Arts (Lady Darby #2), by Anna Lee Huber, finished 8/14/25 ★★★★
#3 – In Hot Water (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade #3), by J.J. Cook, finished 9/5/25 ★★★★
#4 – Murder in an Irish Pub (Irish Village #4), by Carlene O’Connor, finished 9/1/25 ★★★★
#5 – The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5), by Richard Osman, finished 8/15/25 ★★★★
#6 – Privy to the Dead (Museum #6), by Sheila Connolly, finished 9/12/25 ★★★★

SET THREE
#1 – Marigolds, Mischief and Murder (Camelot Flowers #1), by Erica Wynters, finished 8/24/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Murder in Miniature (Maple Bishop #2), by Katie Tietjen, finished 8/26/25 ★★★★
#3 – Murder at the Lobstah Shack (Cozy Capers Book Group #3), by Maddie Day, finished 9/11/25 ★★★★
#4 – A Lady Compromised (Rosalind Thorne #4), by Darcie Wilde, finished 9/8/25 ★★★★
#5 – Perilous Arrangements (Flower Shop #5), by Annie Adams, finished 9/22/25 ★★★★
#6 – Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off (Amish Matchmaker #6), by Amanda Flower, finished 9/18/25 ★★★★

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

#3 Enchanted Bay Mysteries A Brew for Chaos Esme Addison 9/2/25
#4 Swift Justice Club The Pink Getaway Car Scarlett Moss 8/8/25
#5 Bee’s Bakery Mysteries Danish Pastry and Death Rosie A. Point 9/17/25

#3 Magical Menagerie Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25
#4 Jim & Ginger Mysteries Death at the Docks Arthur Pearce 9/12/25
#5 Chloe Lane Mysteries Vacation Splashed with Murder Daisy Belle 9/20/25

#4 Cumberpatch Cove Pets, Paws and Poison Nola Robertson 9/25/25
#5 Antiques & Drinks Crooks and Cocktails K.C. Bellinger 9/12/25
#6 Pumpkin Hollow Candy Store Fudge, Funerals and Fingerprints Kathleen Suzette 9/25/25

#7 Island Whodunnit Death by Wedding Bells Tess Marlowe 8/19/25
#8 Egret Isle Mysteries Resort to Murder Patti Benning 8/1/25
#9 Seashell Key Mysteries Secrets of the Forgotten Ward Lola Finch 8/1/25

#8 Island Whodunnit Death by Cruise Control Tess Marlowe 8/25/25
#9 Cruise Ship Cozy Lethal Cruise A.R. Winters 9/16/25
#10 Salem B&B Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead Traci Wilton 8/28/25

#13 Ozark Mysteries A Violent Vacation Dianne Harman 8/30/25
#14 Secondhand Sleuth The Priceless Perjury Mel Morgan 8/20/25
#15 Norwegian Forest Café Fur Babies and Forgery Jinty James 8/4/25

#15 Key West Food Critic Mysteries The Mango Murders Lucy Burdette 8/13/25
#16 Norwegian Forest Café Leaping into Larceny Jinty James 8/5/25
#17 Norwegian Forest Café Triple Threat Jinty James 8/6/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Aiming for Love (Brides of Hope Mountain #1) by Mary Connealy - 8/6
2. The Beast Within (Villains #2) by Serena Valentino - 8/29
3. Island in the Stars (The Problim Children #3) by Natalie Lloyd - 8/11

1. The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1) by Jonathan Stroud - 8/12
2. Second Chance Brides (Texas Boardinghouse Brides #2) by Vickie McDonough - 9/29
3. Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #3) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 9/27

1. Part of Your World (Part of Your World #1) by Abby Jimenez - 8/28

1. The Anonymous Bride (Texas Boardinghouse Brides #1) by Vickie McDonough - 9/6

1. Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel #1) by Emily Giffin - 9/18

1. The Candy Shop War (The Candy Shop War #1) by Brandon Mull - 9/20

Welcome Barb, Tari and Crystal!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...


1. Elf Queen #1 Bow Before the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl 9 August 2025 ★★★
2. Elemental Mysteries #2 This Same Earth by Elizabeth Hunter 30 September 2025 ★★★★
Black Knights, Inc. #3 Rev It Up by Julie Ann Walker 31 August 2025 ★★★
Dirk & Steele #4 A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu 31 August 2025 ★★★★★

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.

1. The Powerless Trilogy #1 | Powerless | Lauren Roberts | 08.01
2. The Powerless Trilogy #2 | Reckless | Lauren Roberts | 08.09
3. The Empyrean Series #3 | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros | 08.07
4. Sookie Stackhouse #4 | Dead to the World | Charlaine Harris | 08.03
5. Sookie Stackhouse #5 | Dead as a Doornail | Charlaine Harris | 08.11
6. Sookie Stackhouse #6 |Definitely Dead | Charlaine Harris | 08.12


1. Lancaster Prep #1 | Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did | Monica Murphy | 08.07
2.Lancaster Prep #2 | A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime | Monica Murphy | 08.17
3. The Powerless Trilogy #3 | Fearless | Lauren Roberts | 08.10
4.Getaway #4 | Belle Mer | Luanne Rice | 08.28
5. Getaway #5 | Catch Her in a Lie | Jess Lourey | 08.27
6. Getaway #6 | Shell Game | Rumaan Alam | 08.29
7. Sookie Stackhouse #7 | All Together Dead | Charlaine Harris | 08.12
8. Sookie Stackhouse #8 | From Dead to Worse | Charlaine Harris | 08.13

Welcome Christina and Angel!

FINISHED! August/September Ducks in a Row
Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

Rows: 9
Books: 66

Row 1 - 17
(Cormoran Strike 1) The Cuckoo's Calling Robert Galbraith 08/03/25
(Alibis Collection 2) The Ex-Wives Club Sally Hepworth 08/15/25
(Domestic Partners in Crime 3) Haunted to Death Frank Anthony Polito 08/11/25
(The Bone Farm 4) Bones of Betrayal Jefferson Bass 08/02/25
(Rabbi Small Mystery 5) Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red Harry Kemelman 08/06/25
(Rabbi Small Mystery 6) Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet Harry Kemelman 08/13/25
(Kitchen Witch 7) Seven Secret Spellcasters Lynn Cahoon 08/03/25
(Maggy Thorsen 8) Murder on the Orient EspressobSandra Balzo 08/14/25
(Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 9) More Than a Little Spark, Cowboys of Stargazer Springs #9 Remi Carrington 08/23/25
(Maggy Thorsten 10) Importance of Being Urnest Sandra Balzo 09/18/25
(Kinsey Millhone 11) K is for Killer Sue Grafton 08/06/25
(Kinsey Millhone 12) L is for Lawless Sue Grafton 08/09/25
(Tourist Trap 13) Wedding Bell Blues Lynn Cahoon 08/01/25
(Kinsey Millhone 14) N is for Noose Sue Grafton 08/18/25
(Tourist Trap 15) Songs of Wine and Murder Lynn Cahoon 08/08/15
(Tourist Trap 16) Olive You to Death Lynn Cahoon 08/25/25
(Isle of Man 17) Aunt Bessie Questions Diana Xarissa 08/05/25

Row 2 - 16
(Domestic Diva 1) The Diva Runs Out of Thyme Krista Davis 08/03/25
(Midlife Crisis Mystery 2) Bewildered in Florida Diana Xarissa 08/15/25
(Midlife Crisis Mystery 3) Confused in Pennsylvania Diana Xarissa 08/16/25
(Kate Shugak 4) A Cold-Blooded Business Dana Stabenow 08/04/25
(Alibis Collection 5) Good Neighbors Chad Zunker 08/16/25
(Melanie Travis 6) Hush Puppy Laurien Berenson 08/25/25
(Rabbi Small Mystery 7) Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out Harry Kemelman 09/01/25
(Rabbi Small 8) Conversations With Rabbi Small Harry Kemelman 09/05/25
(Maggy Thorsten 9) To the Last Drop: A Coffee House Cozy Mystery Sandra Balzo 09/17/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 10) Volcano Violence Jasmine Webb 09/25/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 11) Dolphin Danger Jasmine Webb 09/30/25
(Armstrong and Oscar 12) Murder on an Italian Island T.A. Williams 08/10/25
(Kinsey Millhone 13) M is for Malice Sue Grafton 08/14/25
(Tourist Trap 14) A Vacation to Die For Lynn Cahoon 08/08/25
(Kinsey Millhone 15) O is for Outlaw Sue Grafton 08/19/25
(Kinsey Millhone 16) P is for Peril Sue Grafton 08/23/25

Row 3 - 3
(Kinsey Millhone 17) Q is for Quarry Sue Grafton 09/02/25
(Kinsey Millhone 18) R is for Ricochet Sue Grafton 09/04/25
(Kinsey Millhone 19) S is for Silence Sue Grafton 09/05/25

Row 4 - 3
(Kinsey Millhone 21) U is for Undertow Sue Grafton 09/09/25
(Kinsey Millhone 22) V is for Vengeance Sue Grafton 09/19/25
(Kinsey Millhone 23) W is for Wasted Sue Grafton 09/22/25

Row 5 - 9
(Gidget 1) Gidget Frederick Kohner 08/07/25
(Far Reaches 2) Void Veronica Roth 08/25/25
(Pies Before Guys 3) The Last to Pie Misha Popp 08/17/25
(A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery 4) Dune to Death Mary Daheim 09/15/25
(Wilder Adventures 5) Wilder at Last Serena Bell 08/20/25
(Gunnie Rose 6) The Last Wizards' Ball Charlaine Harris 09/01/25
(Melanie Travis 7) Unleashed Laurien Berenson 09/06/25
(Melanie Travis 8) Once Bitten Laurien Berenson 09/07/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 9) Turtle Terror Jasmine Webb 09/18/25

Row 6 - 7
(An Amish Cupcake Cozy Mystery 1) True Confections Ruth Hartzler 08/27/25
(The Rules for Disappearing 2) The Rules for Breaking Ashley Elston 09/01/25
(Pizza Lovers’ 3) Thin Crust Killers Chris Cavender (Libby ebook) 09/02/25
(Midlife Crisis 4) Dazed in Colorado Diana Xarissa 09/20/25
(Body Farm 5) The Bone Thief Jefferson Bass 09/16/25
(Hush Collection 6) Let Her Be Lisa Unger 09/19/25
(Body Farm 7) The Inquisitor's Key Jefferson Bass 09/29/25

Row 7 - 5
(Fairy Tale Reform School 1) Flunked Jen Calonita 09/07/25
(Advice Column Mystery 2) Preaching to the Corpse Roberta Isleib 09/11/25
(Lovely Lethal Gardens Rewind 3) X-Ray in the Xanth Dale Mayer 09/13/25
(Hush Collection 4) Buried Jeffery Deaver 09/30/25
(Midlife Crisis 5) Exhausted in Ohio Diana Xarissa 09/21/25

Row 8 - 3
(Advice Column Mystery 1) Deadly Advice Roberta Isleib 09/09/25
(Knitty Kitties Mystery 2) Purled and Poisoned Tracey Drew 09/12/25
(The Ex-Hex 3) The Wedding Witch Erin Sterling 09/14/25

Row 9 - 3
(Merry Wrath Mysteries 1) Merit Badge Murder Leslie Langtryb09/11/25
(Markham Sisters 2) The Bennett Case Diana Xarissa 09/16/25
Markham Sisters 3) The Chalmers Case Diana Xarissa 09/28/25

Welcome Melissa!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1 Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer - 8/2/25
2 Force of Nature by Jane Harper - 8/1/25
3 Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason - 8/4/25
4 The Judas Strain by James Rollins - 8/6/25
5 Nomad's Fury: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle - 8/6/25
6 The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore - 9/2/25
7 Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle - 8/7/25
8 Cursed by Lindsay Buroker - 8/18/25
9 Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle - 9/13/25
10
11 The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig - 9/25/25
12 The Balloon Man by Charlotte MacLeod - 8/23/25
13 Small Gods by Terry Pratchett - 8/18/25

15 Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston - 8/27/25


20 Footprints by Alex Archer - 9/21/25


1 Just Add Water by Jinx Schwartz - 8/4/25
2 The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks - 8/9/25
3 The Spy by Clive Cussler - 8/15/25
4 Malice by Keigo Higashino - 8/9/25
5 The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader - 8/8/25
6 Nomad's Justice by Craig Martelle - 9/12/25
7 Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire - 9/15/25
8 Hail to the King by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25

15 Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke - 8/27/25

1 Nowhere to Run by Jude Watson - 8/8/25
2 The Mom Identity by Martha Carr - 8/19/25
3 One Mom Army by Martha Carr - 8/29/25
4 Four If By Power by Martha Carr - 8/14/25
5 Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy - 8/22/25
6
7 When Maidens Mourn by C.S. Harris - 9/17/25

1 The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves - 8/11/25
2 Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune - 8/22/25
3 Just Add Trouble by Jinx Schwartz - 8/29/25
4 Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness - 9/3/25
5 Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold - 9/17/25

1 Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins - 8/11/25
2 Flash Fire by T.J. Klune - 8/23/25
3 Rebel by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
4 Devil's Paw by Debra Dunbar - 9/7/25
5 Five If By Flight by Martha Carr - 9/22/25

1 The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra - 8/14/25
2 Dead Lions by Mick Herron - 8/25/25
3 Heat Wave by T.J. Klune - 9/11/25
4 Just Deserts by Jinx Schwartz - 9/23/25

1 Jimmy Coates: Killer by Joe Craig - 8/16/25
2 Just Add Salt by Jinx Schwartz - 8/26/25
3 Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker - 9/12/25
4 Rebellion by Michael Anderle - 9/27/25

1 The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - 8/16/25
2 Jimmy Coates: Target by Joe Craig - 9/1/25
3 Wary is Her Love by Judith Berens - 9/18/25

1 Murder in the Marais by Cara Black - 8/24/25
2 The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan - 9/1/25
3 Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston - 9/24/25

1 Reprisal by Charles Tillman - 8/25/25
2 Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra - 9/5/25
3 1634: The Galileo Affair by Eric Flint - 9/26/25

1 Just One Day by Gayle Forman - 8/26/25
2 Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx by James Rollins - 9/7/25

1 Rogue by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25
2 Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci - 9/8/25

1 Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March - 9/1/25
2 The Uncooperative Warrior by Sarah Noffke - 9/16/25

1 The Housemaid by Freida McFadden - 9/4/25
2 Victory on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25

1 The Rebellious Sister by Sarah Noffke - 9/6/25
2 A Bone to Pick by Melinda Leigh - 9/25/25

1 Return of the Dwarf King by Charley Case - 9/7/25
2 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - 9/27/25

1 Bound by Ravens by Jesikah Sundin - 9/14/25
2 Past Bites by Bradford Bates - 9/28/25

1 One Step Past Sundown by Bradford Bates - 9/15/25

1 How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - 9/16/25

1 Bearly Awake by D.R. Perry - 9/18/25

1 Genesis Draconis by Kevin O. McLaughlin - 9/18/25

1 Judgment on Janus by Andre Norton - 9/20/25

1 Jaran by Kate Elliott - 9/20/25

1 Bodies, Baddies, and a Crabby Tabby by Sherri Bryan - 9/21/25

1 Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor - 9/22/25

1 Close to the Bone by Kendra Elliot - 9/24/25

1 Out in the Cold by Michael Anderle - 9/27/25

1 Her Mother’s Pendant by Michael Anderle - 9/27/25

1 Nightwalker Book One by Frank Roderus - 9/27/25

1 Diplomatic Recruit by S.E. Weir - 9/30/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Nightshade by Michael Connelly 8/16/25 (Detective Stilwell / Catalina Island)
2. Murder is a Piece of Cake by Valerie Burns 8/18/25 (Baker Street Mysteries)
3. A Deadly Yarn by Maggie Sefton 8/8/25 (In the Knitting Mysteries)

1. Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka 9/3/25 (Heiress Heists)
2.The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman 8/28/25 (The Invisible Library)
3. Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen Cambridge 9/15/25 (Phyllida Bright)


4. Raiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen Byerrum 8/17/25 (Crime of Fashion Mysteries)
5. The Tangled Treasure Trail by Benedict Brown 8/20/25 (Lord Edgington Investigates)
6. Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 8/6/25 ( Daisy Dalrymple)

5. The Case of the Reincarnated Client by Tarquin Hall 8/27/25 (Vish Puri)
6. The Curious Case of the Templeton Swifts: A 1920s Mystery by Benedict Brown 8/26/25 (Lord Edgington Investigates)
7. Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn 8/22/25 ( Daisy Dalrymple)

9. Mint Julep Murder: A Death on Demand Mystery, Book 9 by Carolyn G. Hart 8/30/25 (Death on Demand)
10. The Alpine Journey by Mary Daheim (Emma Lord) 9/14/25
11. Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 8/27/25 (Peter Diamond)

Ducks In A Row
August - September 2025

My Ducks In A Row Challenge (msg 24)

Books Read ❱❱ 28
Duck Rows Completed ❱❱ 7

First Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Just a Little ❱❱ Just a Little Kilted ❱❱ 08.01 ★★★
🦆#2 Smoke Jumpers ❱❱ Slow Burn ❱❱ 08.16 ★★★★
🦆#3 Royal Scandals ❱❱ Slow Tango with a Prince ❱❱ 08.12 ★★★★
🦆#4 Mine ❱❱ Mine to Crave ❱❱ 08.02 ★★★★
🦆#5 Uniformly Hot SEALs ❱❱ A SEAL's Fantasy ❱❱ 08.28 ★★★★
🦆#6 Undead ❱❱ Undead and Uneasy ❱❱ 09.16 ★★★
🦆#7 Mercy Thompson ❱❱ Frost Burned ❱❱ 09.26 ★★★★
🦆#8 Riding Hard ❱❱ Hal ❱❱ 09.23 ★★★★

Second Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Northwest Passage ❱❱ The Mine ❱❱ 08.09 ★★★★
🦆#2 Once A… ❱❱ Once an Heiress ❱❱ 08.17 ★★★★
🦆#3 Cactus Creek ❱❱ Love, Tussles, and Takedowns ❱❱ 08.23 ★★★★
🦆#3.5 Driven ❱❱ Raced ❱❱ 08.20 ★★★

Third Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Echo Platoon ❱❱ Danger Close ❱❱ 08.10 ★★★
🦆#2 Last Chance Rescue ❱❱ Return to Me ❱❱ 08.17 ★★★★
🦆#3 Obedient ❱❱ Deliciously Obedient ❱❱ 09.01 ★★★★
🦆#3.5 Night Stalkers ❱❱ Frank's Independence Day ❱❱ 08.03 ★★★★

Fourth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Bound to Fire and Steel ❱❱ Consort of Fire ❱❱ 08.19 ★★★★
🦆#2 Strangers on This Road ❱❱ Danger in Academia ❱❱ 08.27 ★★★★
🦆#3 Maverick Billionaires ❱❱ Fearless In Love ❱❱ 09.18 ★★★★

Fifth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Davenports ❱❱ California Dreaming ❱❱ 08.22 ★★★
🦆#2 Yellowstone Romance ❱❱ Yellowstone Vows ❱❱ 08.31 ★★★
🦆#3 Butterfly Bayou ❱❱ Bayou Baby ❱❱ 09.06 ★★★★

Sixth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Bigtime ❱❱ Karma Girl ❱❱ 08.25 ★★★
🦆#1.4 Inside Out ❱❱ Rebecca's Lost Journals: My Master ❱❱ 09.02 ★★★
🦆#2 Seraphina Parrish ❱❱ Protecting Truth ❱❱ 09.22 ★★★

Seventh Row of Ducks

🦆#4 Misted Pines ❱❱ The Woman Left Behind ❱❱ 09.14 ★★★★
🦆#4.5 Ultimate ❱❱ Bray ❱❱ 09.07 ★★★★
🦆#5 Honey Badger Chronicles ❱❱ Born to Be Badger ❱❱ 09.04 ★★★★

Welcome Jackie, Shannon and LaurLa!

Ducks In A Row
August/September 2025

Welcome Shash!

Ducks In A Row
August/September 2025

#1 Arcana Academy | Arcana Academy | Elise Kova Aug 12
#2 Shadow of the Leviathan | A Drop of Corruption | Robert Jackson Bennett Aug 31
#3 Digital Detective Mysteries | Kill Switch | P.L. Matthews Aug 3
#4 Charley Underwood | Bloodlust Shadows | Luanne Bennett Aug17

#1 Doom & Gloom | The Vampire in the Potting Shed | Hailey Edwards Aug 26
#2 Spirit Mage's Journey | A City of Swords and Fangs | B.R. Kingsolver Aug 25
#3 21 Rumors | The Closer | Kristy Marie Aug 24
#4 Fractured Conclave | An Unwanted Heir | Vanessa Nelson Aug 28

#1 The Other Detective | Veiled Justice | Heather G. Harris Sep 1
#2 Spellshop | The Enchanted Greenhouse | Sarah Beth Durst Sep 10
#3 Accidental Fairytale | Rebellious Royals | A.H. Hadley Sep 15
#4 Digital Detective Mysteries | Storm Signal | P.L. Matthews Sep 18

Ducks In A Row (Aug/Sept)
Duration: Aug. 1st, 2025 - Sept. 30th, 2025

3/3

1. You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria - Sept. 21st (Primas of Power)

1. The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity - Sept. 17th (Willowweep Manor)
2. Artificial Condition Dramatized Adaptation - Martha Wells - Sept. 9th (Murderbot Diaries)

1. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop by Kenji Ueda - Sept. 16th (Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop)
2. Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 6th (Wildstone)
3. Last Chance to Save the World by Beth Revis - Sept. 14th (Chaotic Orbits)

1. Lost and Found Sisters - by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 4th (Wildstone)
2. How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis - Aug. 28th (Chaotic Orbits)
3. Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese - Sept. 11th (Wilmot Sisters)

1. The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 29th (Breach Wars)
2. Better Hate than Never by Chloe Liese - Aug. 26th (The Wilmot Sisters)
3. The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 7th (Wildstone)

1. Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas - Sept. 12th (Ambit's Run)
2. Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 by Chugong & Dubu - Aug. 25th
3. The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco by Talia Hibbert - Aug. 27th (Just For Him)
4. Almost Just Friends by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 10th (Wildstone)

1. Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese - Aug. 20th (The Wilmot Sisters)
2. The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa - Aug. 15th (The Cat Who...)
3. Rogue Protocol Dramatized Adaptation by Martha Wells - Sept 23rd (Murderbot Diaries)

1. Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis - Aug. 16th (Chaotic Orbits)
2. A Night Like This by Julia Quinn - Aug. 6th (Smythe-Smith Quartet)
3. Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar - Aug. 4th (Wayside School)
4. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan - Aug. 12th (The Heroes of Olympus)
5. The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis - Sept. 22nd (Wildstone)

7. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs - Aug. 9th (Mercy Thompson)

7. Fence, Vol. 7: Challengers by C.S. Pacat - Aug. 14th

14. Spy x Family, Vol. 14 by Tatsuya Endo - Aug. 20th

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. First-Time Caller - B.K. Borison - 3 Stars - 8/5/25 - #1 Heartstrings
2. An Unforgiving Place - Claire Kells - 4 Stars - 8/1/25 - #2 National Parks Mystery
3. Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr - 3.5 stars - 8/2/25 - #3 Virgin River Series
4. The Mistress of Bhatia House - Sujata Massey - 4 Stars - 8/8/25 - #4 Perveen Mistry
5. Desert Star - Michael Connelly - 5 Stars - 8/13/25 - #5 Renee Ballard
6. I Shall Not Want - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 9/8/25 - #6 Claire Ferguson and Russ Van Alstyne
7. Paw and Order - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 9/22/25 - #7 Chet and Bernie
8. The Shattered Tree - Charles Todd - 3 Stars - 9/24/25 - #8 Bess Ferguson
9. The Shameless - Ace Atkins - 4 Stars - 8/18/25 - #9 Quinn Colson

1. The Messenger of Athens - Anne Zouroudi - 4 Stars - 8/3/25 - #1 Greek Detective
2. Path of the Assassin - Brad Thor - 3 Stars - 9/21/25 - #2 Scot Harvath
3. Hellbent - Gregg Hurwitz - 4.5 Stars - 8/4/25 - #3 Orphan X
4. Tears of Pearl - Tasha Alexander - 3 Stars - 9/22/25 - #4 Lady Emily Mystery

1. Irresistible Force - D.D. Ayres - 2.5 Stars - 8/11/25 - #1 K9 Rescue
2. Forged In Ash - Trish McCallan - 3 Stars - 9/26/25 - #2 Red Hot Seals
3. Madness of the Horde King - Zoey Draven - 3 Stars - 8/10/25 - #3 Horde Kings of Dakkar
4. Out of the Dark - Gregg Hurwitz - 5 Stars - 8/11/25 - #4 Orphan X

1. A Merciful Death - Kendra Elliot - 4 Stars - 9/25/25 - #1 Mercy Kilpatrick
2. Defender - Anna Hackett - 3 Stars - 9/27/25 - #2 House of Rone
3. Meltwater - Michael Ridpath - 3 Stars - 9/30/25 - #3 Fire and Ice
4. Live To Tell - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 9/27/25 - #4 DD Warren

11. The Taming of the Queen - Philippa Gregory - 4 Stars - 9/23/25 - #11 Plantaenet and Tudor Novels
12. Death in St. Petersburg - Tasha Alexander - 3 Stars - 9/29/25 - #12 lLady Emily Mystery
13. The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie - 4 Stars - 8/17/25 - #13 Hercule Poirot

Ducks in a Row
August - September 2025

#1 Minnie Harper Mystery - A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan 8/9/25
#2 Oceanside - A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber 8/4/25
#3 Christmas Tree Farm Mystery - Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost 8/3/25

#1 Bride - Bride by Ali Hazelwood 8/18/25
#2 Hart & Mercy - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 9/8/25
#3 Christmas Tree Farm Mystery - Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost 8/3/25

#5 Coffeehouse Mystery - Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 9/17/25
#6 Witch Way Librarian Mystery - The Witch Is Back by Angela M. Sanders 9/21/25
#7 Amos Decker - Long Shadows by David Baldacci 9/7/25
#8 Kate Daniels - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews 8/30/25

Welcome Elle, Kendra, Lynda and Michelle!

Completed 09.02.2025
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.

1. The Powerless Trilogy #1 | Powerless | Lauren Roberts | 08.01
2. The Powerless Trilogy #2 | Reckless | Lauren Roberts | 08.09
3. The Empyrean Series #3 | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros | 08.07
4. Sookie Stackhouse #4 | Dead to the World | Charlaine Harris | 08.03
5. Sookie Stackhouse #5 | Dead as a Doornail | Charlaine Harris | 08.11
6. Sookie Stackhouse #6 |Definitely Dead | Charlaine Harris | 08.12


1. Lancaster Prep #1 | Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did | Monica Murphy | 08.07
2.Lancaster Prep #2 | A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime | Monica Murphy | 08.17
3. The Powerless Trilogy #3 | Fearless | Lauren Roberts | 08.10
4.Getaway #4 | Belle Mer | Luanne Rice | 08.28
5. Getaway #5 | Catch Her in a Lie | Jess Lourey | 08.27
6. Getaway #6 | Shell Game | Rumaan Alam | 08.29
7. Sookie Stackhouse #7 | All Together Dead | Charlaine Harris | 08.12
8. Sookie Stackhouse #8 | From Dead to Worse | Charlaine Harris | 08.13

WOOHOO Angel!

COMPLETE

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Nightshade by Michael Connelly 8/16/25 (Detective Stilwell / Catalina Island)
2. Murder is a Piece of Cake by Valerie Burns 8/18/25 (Baker Street Mysteries)
3. A Deadly Yarn by Maggie Sefton 8/8/25 (In the Knitting Mysteries)

1. Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka 9/3/25 (Heiress Heists)
2.The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman 8/28/25 (The Invisible Library)
3. Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen Cambridge 9/15/25 (Phyllida Bright)


4. Raiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen Byerrum 8/17/25 (Crime of Fashion Mysteries)
5. The Tangled Treasure Trail by Benedict Brown 8/20/25 (Lord Edgington Investigates)
6. Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 8/6/25 ( Daisy Dalrymple)

5. The Case of the Reincarnated Client by Tarquin Hall 8/27/25 (Vish Puri)
6. The Curious Case of the Templeton Swifts: A 1920s Mystery by Benedict Brown 8/26/25 (Lord Edgington Investigates)
7. Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn 8/22/25 ( Daisy Dalrymple)

9. Mint Julep Murder: A Death on Demand Mystery, Book 9 by Carolyn G. Hart 8/30/25 (Death on Demand)
10. The Alpine Journey by Mary Daheim (Emma Lord) 9/14/25
11. Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 8/27/25 (Peter Diamond)

WOOHOO Shannon!

Finished

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025


1. Whiteout by Ann Grech 8/13/2025 (Whiteout)
2 Fry Another Day by J.J. Cook 8/25/2025
3. Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman 9/20/2025 (Leaphorn & Chee)
4. Hudson River Homicides by C.S. Poe 8/8/2025 (Memento Mori)

8. Pretty Dead Girl by Aron Lewes 8/2/2025 ( Spirit School)
9. Loneliest Angel by Aron Lewes 8/14/2025 ( Spirit School)
10 Deleted in the District by Patti Benning 8/28/2025 ( Ramblng RV)

WOOHOO Genevieve!

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

My List:
On Moonberry Lake Holly Varni 8/4/25 (Moonberry Lake #1)
Slow Burn J.H. Croix 8/14/25 (Into the Fire #2)
Awaited Love with You Whitney G. 8/21/25 (Wasted Love #3)
Movieland Lee Goldberg 8/1/25 (Eve Ronin #4)
Dream Town Lee Goldberg 8/3/25 (Eve Ronin #5)
Sunny Side-Up Diner Anne-Marie Meyer 8/16/25 (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman #6)
Honey Bee Library Anne-Marie Meyer 8/16/25 (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman #7)
Christmas Romance on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 8/19/25 (Cobble Beach #8)
Nightcaps at The Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 9/16/25 (Beach House Hotel #9)

We Are All Guilty Here Karin Slaughter 8/20/25 (North Falls #1)
Fated Love with You Whitney G. 8/21/25 (Wasted Love #2)
All That We Are Mariah Stewart 8/22/25 (Wyndham Beach #3)
Stay for Me Corinne Michaels 8/25/25 (The Arrowood Brothers #4)
Ronan K.A. Tucker 9/20/25 (The Wolf Hotel #4.5)
Royal Haze L.J. Evans 8/22/25 (The Painted Daisies #5)
Save Your Breath Melinda Leigh 9/1/25 (Morgan Dane #6)
Finding the One Kristen Ashley 9/15/25 (River Rain #7)

Return to Us Corinne Michaels 8/26/25 (Willow Creek Valley #1)
The Baby on Marco Island Amy Rafferty 8/24/25 (Scott Sisters Series #2)
Burn So Bad J.H. Croix 8/15/25 (Into the Fire #3)
Godwin's Grocery Anne-Marie Meyer 8/13/25 (Sweet Tea and a Southern Gentleman #4)
Secrets Never Die Melinda Leigh 8/31/25 (Morgan Dane #5)
Hell's Spells Devon Monk 8/31/25 (Ordinary Magic #6)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

COMPLETE

#7 Slough House, Slough House by Mick HerronAug 1 ★★★★★
#8 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie Aug 7 ★★★★
#9 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body Beneath the Willows by Nick Louth Aug 10 ★★★★
#10 Sandhamn Murders, Buried in Secret by Viveca Sten Aug 8 ★★★
#11 In Death, Judgment in Death by JD Robb Aug 5 ★★★★

#8 Slough House, Bad Actors by Mick Herron Aug 13 ★★★★★
#9 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie Aug 11 ★★★
#10 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body in the Stairwell by Nick Louth Aug 14 ★★★★

#6 Elise Close, Behind Her Mask by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★
#7 Jesse Stone, Stranger In Paradise by Robert B. Parker Sept 2 ★★★★
#8 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body on the Moor by Nick Louth Aug 7 ★★★★
#9 Maya Black, Girl Nine: Gone by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★
#10 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, In a Dark House by Deborah Crombie Aug 14 ★★★★

#14 Harry Bosch, Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly Aug 5 ★★★
#15 Harry Bosch, The Drop by Michael Connelly Sept 7 ★★★★
#16 Creatures, Feral People: A Thriller by KT Tomb Sept 6 ★★
#17 Lucy Kincaid, Cold as Ice Aug 8 ★★★★

WOOHOO Susan!

Finished

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

#3 Enchanted Bay Mysteries A Brew for Chaos Esme Addison 9/2/25
#4 Swift Justice Club The Pink Getaway Car Scarlett Moss 8/8/25
#5 Bee’s Bakery Mysteries Danish Pastry and Death Rosie A. Point 9/17/25

#3 Magical Menagerie Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25
#4 Jim & Ginger Mysteries Death at the Docks Arthur Pearce 9/12/25
#5 Chloe Lane Mysteries Vacation Splashed with Murder Daisy Belle 9/20/25

#4 Cumberpatch Cove Pets, Paws and Poison Nola Robertson 9/25/25
#5 Antiques & Drinks Crooks and Cocktails K.C. Bellinger 9/12/25
#6 Pumpkin Hollow Candy Store Fudge, Funerals and Fingerprints Kathleen Suzette 9/25/25

#7 Island Whodunnit Death by Wedding Bells Tess Marlowe 8/19/25
#8 Egret Isle Mysteries Resort to Murder Patti Benning 8/1/25
#9 Seashell Key Mysteries Secrets of the Forgotten Ward Lola Finch 8/1/25

#8 Island Whodunnit Death by Cruise Control Tess Marlowe 8/25/25
#9 Cruise Ship Cozy Lethal Cruise A.R. Winters 9/16/25
#10 Salem B&B Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead Traci Wilton 8/28/25

#13 Ozark Mysteries A Violent Vacation Dianne Harman 8/30/25
#14 Secondhand Sleuth The Priceless Perjury Mel Morgan 8/20/25
#15 Norwegian Forest Café Fur Babies and Forgery Jinty James 8/4/25

#15 Key West Food Critic Mysteries The Mango Murders Lucy Burdette 8/13/25
#16 Norwegian Forest Café Leaping into Larceny Jinty James 8/5/25
#17 Norwegian Forest Café Triple Threat Jinty James 8/6/25

Finished!

Ducks In A Row
August/September 2025

#1 Arcana Academy | Arcana Academy | Elise Kova Aug 12
#2 Shadow of the Leviathan | A Drop of Corruption | Robert Jackson Bennett Aug 31
#3 Digital Detective Mysteries | Kill Switch | P.L. Matthews Aug 3
#4 Charley Underwood | Bloodlust Shadows | Luanne Bennett Aug17

#1 Doom & Gloom | The Vampire in the Potting Shed | Hailey Edwards Aug 26
#2 Spirit Mage's Journey | A City of Swords and Fangs | B.R. Kingsolver Aug 25
#3 21 Rumors | The Closer | Kristy Marie Aug 24
#4 Fractured Conclave | An Unwanted Heir | Vanessa Nelson Aug 28

#1 The Other Detective | Veiled Justice | Heather G. Harris Sep 1
#2 Spellshop | The Enchanted Greenhouse | Sarah Beth Durst Sep 10
#3 Accidental Fairytale | Rebellious Royals | A.H. Hadley Sep 15
#4 Digital Detective Mysteries | Storm Signal | P.L. Matthews Sep 18

WOOHOO Tari and Elle!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Finish

1.Carrington Cove #5:Somehow You Knew-Harlow James 8/07/25
2.Carter Brothers #6:Time to Bounce-Lani Lynn Vale 8/02/25
3.Violet Darger #7:Dark Passage-L.T. Vargus 8/02/25
4.Franki Amato Mysteries #8:Tuaca Tan: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery-Traci Andrighetti 8/05/25
5.First Family #9:State of Retribution-Marie Force 8/02/25


1.Yarn Retreat Mystery #1:Yarn to Go-Betty Hechtman 8/03/25
2.Stella Knox FBI #2:Killer Style-Mary Stone 8/13/25
3.Flight & Glory #3:Beyond What Is Given-Rebecca Yarros 8/10/25
4.Time River #4:Hold Me Until Morning-A.L. Jackson 8/12/25


1.Nena Knight #1:Her Name Is Knight-Yasmin Angoe 8/24/25
2.FBI Kate Walsh #2:Miami Ripper-Stacy M. Jones 8/14/25
3.Fostering Love #3:Heart of Glass-Nicole Jacquelyn 8/19/25
4.Murder by Month Mystery #4:August Moon-Jess Lourey 8/11/25
5.Sugarland Creek #5:Sin With Me-Brooke Montgomery 9/22/25
6.Hell's Handlers MC #6:Little Jack-Lilly Atlas 9/04/25


1.Detective Kate Rosetti #10:One in a Million-Gina LaManna 8/13/25
2.Detective Ellie Reeves #11:The Graveyard Girls-Rita Herron 9/02/25
3.Shadow Island #12:Shadow's Hoax-Mary Stone 8/12/25
4.Detective Casey White #13:Shadow on Her Grave: A totally gripping serial killer thriller packed with suspense-B.R. Spangler 8/28/25
5.Detective Katie Scott #14:The Whispering Girls-Jennifer Chase 8/29/25


1.Beacon Harbor #1:The Billionaire Is Back-Kayley Loring 8/21/25
2.Finley O'Sullivan #2:The Nature of Secrets-Debra Webb 8/08/25
3.Riley Thorn #3:Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past-Lucy Score 8/21/25
4.The 'Burg #4:Games of the Heart-Kristen Ashley 8/18/25
5.Eve Ronin #5:Dream Town-Lee Goldberg 9/03/25


1.Ember Falls #3:Against All Odds-Corinne Michaels 8/21/25
2.Getting Lucky #4:That Swoony Feeling-Meghan Quinn 8/08/25
3.Sparrow Falls #5:Chasing Shelter-Catherine Cowles 8/09/25
4.Balsam Ridge #6:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
5.Carter Brothers #7:YOLO-Lani Lynn Vale 9/03/25
6.Jake Cashen Crime Thriller #8:The Whisper Girl-Declan James 9/16/25


1.Sandcastle Cove #1:Changing Tides-Amber Kelly 8/15/25
2.Boggy Creek Valley #2:Playing with Words-Kelly Elliott 8/22/25
3.Rosewood River #3:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
4.The Haven Brothers #4:Whispers and Wildfire-Claire Kingsley 8/01/25
5.Cherry Tree Harbor #5:Slap Shot Surprise-Melanie Harlow 8/25/25
6.The Lincoln Lawyer #6:The Law of Innocence-Michael Connelly 9/21/25


1.Rizzoli & Isles #8:Ice Cold-Tess Gerritsen 9/19/25
2.Women's Murder Club #9:The 9th Judgment-James Patterson 9/10/25
3.Golden Glades Henchmen MC #10:Coast-Jessica Gadziala 9/07/25
4.Stephanie Plum #11:Eleven on Top-Janet Evanovich 8/09/25


1.Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #11:The Secrets of Second Beach-D.D. Black 9/16/25
2.Stephanie Plum #12:Twelve Sharp-Janet Evanovich 9/02/25
3.Maya Gray FBI #13:Girl Thirteen: Stalked-Molly Black 8/30/25
4.Detective Amanda Steele #14:Three Girls Gone-Carolyn Arnold 8/29/25


1.Season Southern Sleuths #1:In for a Penny-Kelsey Browning 9/21/25
2.The Blackwells of Montana #2:When We Break-Kristen Proby 9/12/25
3.Happily Everlasting #3:Fooled Around and Spelled In Love-Michelle M. Pillow 8/06/25
4.Brothers of Calloway Creek:The Montanas #4:Tiny Precious Secrets-Samantha Christy 9/11/25
5.Carrington Cove #5:Somehow You Knew-Harlow James 8/07/25


1.Dean Steele #1:The Woman in the Woods-A.J. Rivers 8/22/25
2.Dream Man #2:Wild Man-Kristen Ashley 9/04/25
3.Sharpe & Walker #3:Hidden in Smoke-Lee Goldberg 9/23/25
4.Chaos #4:Walk Through Fire-Kristen Ashley 9/01/25
5.Detective D.D. Warren #5:Love You More-Lisa Gardner 8/16/25


1.Vancouver Agitators #1:Kiss and Don't Tell-Meghan Quinn 9/05/25
2.Hart's Ridge #2:Lucy In the Sky-Kay Bratt 8/22/25
3.FBI Kate Walsh #3:Mad Jack-Stacy M. Jones 9/12/25
4.Dream #4:Stolen Dreams-Natasha Madison 8/31/25
5.Alexis Parker #5:Racing Through Darkness-G.K. Parks 9/27/25

Finished

DUCKS IN A ROW, 8/1 - 9/30

SET ONE
#1 – The Alehouse Murders (Templar Knight #1), by Maureen Ash, finished 8/5/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Purrfectly Deadly (Mysteries of Max #2), by Nic Saint, finished 8/12/25 ★★★.5
#3 – The Lake of Learning (Cassiopeia Vitt #3), by Steve Berry & M.J. Rose, finished 8/19/25 ★★★.5
#4 – Murder Under a Silver Moon (Mona Moon #4), by Abigail Keam, finished 8/23/25 ★★★★
#5 – Baby Doll Games (Sigrid Harald #5), by Margaret Maron, finished 8/12/25 ★★★★
#6 – Murder at Kensington Gardens (Ginger Gold #6), by Lee Strauss, finished 8/16/25 ★★★★
#7 – Hitches, Hideouts & Homicides (Camper & Criminals #7), by Tonya Kappes, finished 9/26/25 ★★★.5
#8 – The Tattered Cover (Secret, Book & Scone Society #8), by Ellery Adams, finished 8/11/25 ★★★★
#9 – A Gala Event (Orchard #9), by Sheila Connolly, finished 9/24/25 ★★★★
#10 – Any Other Name (Walt Longmire #10), by Craig Johnson, finished 8/6/25 ★★★★
#11 – Nothing Bundt Trouble (Bakeshop #11), by Ellie Alexander, finished 9/10/25 ★★★★
#12 – The Hidden City (Charles Lenox #12), by Charles Finch, finished 8/2/25 ★★★★
#13 – Badger’s Moon (Sister Fidelma #13), by Peter Tremayne, finished 8/20/25 ★★★★




SET TWO
#1 – The Viaduct Killings (Yorkshire Murders #1), by Wes Markin, finished 8/25/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Mortal Arts (Lady Darby #2), by Anna Lee Huber, finished 8/14/25 ★★★★
#3 – In Hot Water (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade #3), by J.J. Cook, finished 9/5/25 ★★★★
#4 – Murder in an Irish Pub (Irish Village #4), by Carlene O’Connor, finished 9/1/25 ★★★★
#5 – The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5), by Richard Osman, finished 8/15/25 ★★★★
#6 – Privy to the Dead (Museum #6), by Sheila Connolly, finished 9/12/25 ★★★★



SET THREE
#1 – Marigolds, Mischief and Murder (Camelot Flowers #1), by Erica Wynters, finished 8/24/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Murder in Miniature (Maple Bishop #2), by Katie Tietjen, finished 8/26/25 ★★★★
#3 – Murder at the Lobstah Shack (Cozy Capers Book Group #3), by Maddie Day, finished 9/11/25 ★★★★
#4 – A Lady Compromised (Rosalind Thorne #4), by Darcie Wilde, finished 9/8/25 ★★★★
#5 – Perilous Arrangements (Flower Shop #5), by Annie Adams, finished 9/22/25 ★★★★
#6 – Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off (Amish Matchmaker #6), by Amanda Flower, finished 9/18/25 ★★★★

WOOHOO Frankie and Barb!

FINISHED

Ducks in a Row
August - September 2025

#1 Minnie Harper Mystery - A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan 8/9/25
#2 Oceanside - A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber 8/4/25
#3 Christmas Tree Farm Mystery - Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost 8/3/25

#1 Bride - Bride by Ali Hazelwood 8/18/25
#2 Hart & Mercy - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 9/8/25
#3 Christmas Tree Farm Mystery - Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost 8/3/25

#5 Coffeehouse Mystery - Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 9/17/25
#6 Witch Way Librarian Mystery - The Witch Is Back by Angela M. Sanders 9/21/25
#7 Amos Decker - Long Shadows by David Baldacci 9/7/25
#8 Kate Daniels - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews 8/30/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

FINISHED!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

1. Aiming for Love (Brides of Hope Mountain #1) by Mary Connealy - 8/6
2. The Beast Within (Villains #2) by Serena Valentino - 8/29
3. Island in the Stars (The Problim Children #3) by Natalie Lloyd - 8/11

1. The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus #1) by Jonathan Stroud - 8/12
2. Second Chance Brides (Texas Boardinghouse Brides #2) by Vickie McDonough - 9/29
3. Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #3) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 9/27

1. Part of Your World (Part of Your World #1) by Abby Jimenez - 8/28

1. The Anonymous Bride (Texas Boardinghouse Brides #1) by Vickie McDonough - 9/6

1. Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel #1) by Emily Giffin - 9/18

1. The Candy Shop War (The Candy Shop War #1) by Brandon Mull - 9/20