Cozy Mysteries discussion

This challenge will last from March 20, 2017 to June 20, 2017


** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first word of a title. (The words "the", "and" "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.

Example:

S = Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
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R
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N = Cold Pursuit by Carla Neggers
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E = Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams
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G = Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake
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** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (such as the monthly mini challenges).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance.

** You do not have to spell the same word as everyone else, but can choose to spell out one of the following words (or combination of words) — obviously some will be more challenging.

Here is your word list:


HOLIDAYS during this period:

Anzac (celebrated in Australia, New Zealand)
April Fool’s (Day)
Arbor (Day)
Cinco de Mayo
Earth (Day)
Easter
Father’s (Day)
Flag Day
Good Friday
May Day
Memorial (Day)
Mother’s (Day)
Passover
Ramadan

Words associated with the season:

Eggs
Bunny
Chicks
Crocus
Daffodil
Equinox
Flowers
Galoshes
Kite
Lamb
Lilacs
Lion (In like a … )
Palms
Puddle
Rain
Robin
Showers
Snowdrops
Spring
Thunderstorm
Tulips
Umbrella
Vernal
Windy


Have fun!

Thanks! Sooo looking for spring to get here. Maybe this will boost it. :-)

Spring 2017 challenge
March 20, 2017 to June 20, 2017

Update: June 18
Progress: 17/17

U - (U)nsound by Toby Neal - finished Apr. 6
M - A (M)an Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - finished Mar. 29
B - Hooked on Murder by (B)etty Hechtman - finished Mar. 21
R - Housekeeping by Marilynne (R)obinson - finished Apr. 20
E - The Heavens May Fall by Allen (E)skens - finished May 16
L - The Sister by (L)ouise Jensen - finished Apr. 14
L - A (L)ikely Story by Jenn McKinlay - finished May 7
A - The (A)nteater of Death by Betty Webb - finished Apr. 27

K - Murder at Dolphin Bay by (K)athi Daley - finished Apr. 22
I - (I)n the Land of Milk and Honey by Jane Jensen - finished May 2
T - (T)wisted Vine by (T)oby Neal - finished March 29
E - Goldie by (E)llen Miles - finished May 19

E - Muzzled by (E)ileen Brady - finished May 25
A - (A)laskan Alliance by Kathi Daley - finished June 18
R - Fogged Inn by Barbara (R)oss - finished June 9
T - (T)our of Danger by Carolyn Keene - finished Apr. 29
H - The Cinco de Mayo Murder by Lee (H)arris - finished May 18

Finished 4/26/17 and this may be the first one i've actually finished on time......

R Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series
A The Astors
I I Loved Her in the Movies: Working with the Legendary Actresses of Hollywood
N No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

T A Treasury of Great American Scandals 3/25/17
U Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
L A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion 3/29/17
I I Love Lucy: The Untold Story
P Pendulum Dowsing: A Beginner's Guide To Divination
S The Secret of Instant Healing

2017 SPRING CHALLENGE, 3/20 - 6/20


THUNDERSTORM
T = Trouble in Bloom (Nina Quinn #4), by Heather Webber, finished 3/28 ★★★.5
H = Harbor Ice (Jack Beale #1), by K.D. Mason, finished 5/8 ★★.5
U = Uniformly Dead (A Stitch in Time #1), by Greta McKennan, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
N = author Leslie Nagel – The Antique House Murders (Oakwood #2), finished 5/11 ★★★.5
D = A Deadly Cliche (Books by the Bay #2), by Ellery Adams, finished 3/23 ★★★.5
E = author Erika Chase – Book Fair and Foul (Ashton Corners #4), finished 4/20 ★★★
R = author Penny Richards – Though This Be Madness (Lilly Long #2), finished 4/2 ★★★.5
S = author Michele Scott – A Vintage Murder ( Wine Lover's #4), finished 4/22 ★★★.5
T = Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone #1), by John Grisham, finished 3/31 ★★★.5
O = author Gail Oust – Rosemary and Crime (Spice Shop #1), finished 4/18 ★★★.5
R = A Reference to Murder (Book Barn #2), by Kym Roberts, finished 4/8 ★★★.5
M = Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #2), by Chris Grabenstein, finished 4/4 ★★★★





WINDY
W = author Christine Wenger – Do or Diner (Comfort Food #1), finished 5/29 ★★★.5
I = If Catfish Had Nine Lives (Country Cooking School #4), by Paige Shelton, finished 3/21 ★★★★
N = Never Con a Corgi (Leigh Koslow #6), by Edie Claire, finished 3/27 ★★★.5
D = Days of Wine and Roquefort (Cheese Shop #5), by Avery Aames, finished 4/26 ★★★.5
Y = Yarned and Dangerous (Tangled Web #1), by Sadie Hartwell, finished 4/14 ★★★★




CROCUS
C = author Mindy Starns Clark – The Buck Stops Here (Million Dollar #5), finished 4/3 ★★★.5
R = Red Delicious Death (Orchard #3), by Sheila Connolly, finished 3/25 ★★★★
O = Of Books and Bagpipes (Scottish Bookshop #2), by Paige Shelton, finished 4/23 ★★★★
C = author J.J. Cook – Playing with Fire (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade #2), finished 4/30 ★★★.5
U = An Uninvited Ghost (Haunted Guesthouse #2), by E.J. Copperman, finished 6/3 ★★★★
S = author Susan M. Boyer – Lowcountry Boneyard (Liz Talbot #3), finished 4/11 ★★★★




SPRING
S = author Susan Wittig Albert – Mistletoe Man (China Bayles #9), finished 5/7 ★★★★
P = author Sara Paretsky – Killing Orders (VI Warshawski #3), finished 4/7 ★★★.5
R = A Reference to Murder (Book Barn #2), by Kym Roberts, finished 4/8 ★★★.5
I = Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe, by Robin Merrill, finished 6/4 ★★
N = author Nancy Atherton – Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse (Aunt Dimity #22), finished 6/2 ★★★.5
G = author Chris Grabenstein – Whack A Mole (John Ceepak #3), finished 4/1 ★★★★



***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/4/17 *****

I'll see what I read and then see what I can spell. Hopefully it will be better than winter, I had plenty of vowels (the usual problem) but it seemed to be hard to get all the letters to spell anything!

Spring 2017 Challenge
March 20, 2017 to June 20, 2017

✔D - The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis 3/24/17
✔A - Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams 3/30/17
✔F - From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming 4/25/17
✔F - Dying for Strawberries by Sharon Farrow 6/14/17
✔O - October List by Jeffery Deaver 4/13/17
✔D - The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver 4/12/17
✔I - Dr No by Ian Fleming 4/30/17
✔L - Hamilton by Lin Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter 4/6/17
✔S - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 4/18/17

Spring 2017 Challenge

Progress: 0/4
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Progress: 0/7
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5/6

E The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre by (E)lisabeth Crabtree
A The Art & Craft of Murder by Cozy Cat Parker
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T Multiple Listings by (T)racy McMillan
E Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum
R Red Blooded Murder by Laura Caldwell

Well, I'm in for the crossword, let's see whay my reads spell this season ☺

I'm going to try this one. Since I just started a new mystery that starts with "U" I'm going with...

Progress - 3/12
T - Ten Little New YorkersKinky Friedman
H -
U - Unprintable - Julie Kaewert
N -
D - The Dreadful Hollow - Nicholas Blake
E -
R -
S - Skink--No Surrender - Carl Hiaasen
T - This Is a Bust - Ed Lin
O - Off The Grid - C.J. Box
R -
M - Murder at Monticello - Jane Langton

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i'm in.

13/23 READ

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a - Cathy Ace : The Corpse with the Ruby Lips 4.2
s - Sworn to Silence : Linda Castillo 4.4
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e - Ellery Adams : Breach of Crust 4.17
r -Craig Rice : Murder, Mystery and Malone 4.15

w - The Winter Garden Mystery : Carola Dunn 4.5
i - If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O : Sharyn McCrumb 4.10
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d - A Duty To The Dead : Charles Todd 3.20
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m - Marcia Muller : Ask the Cards a Question 3.21
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t - Margaret Truman : Murder in the White House 5.7
h - Carolyn G. Hart : A Little Class on Murder 4.18
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r- Reginald Hill : A Clubbable Woman 6.14
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d - Death On Demand : Carolyn G. Hart 4.4
a - Lydia Adamson : A Cat on the Bus 4.3
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I am in but I am going to wait to see what is up on the block before I choose my words.

I'm in -

4/4

K - (K)aren Macinerney - Mother's Day Out - Finished 3/20/17
I -Imitation of Death - Finished 3/31/17
T - Wendy (T)yson - Bitter Harvest - Finished 3/21/17
E - (E)lizabeth Kane Buzzelli - A Most Curious Murder - Finished 3/22/17


8/8
G - A Good Day to Buy - Finished 4/2/17
A - Asking for Truffle: A Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery - Finished 4/9/17
L - (L)aura Levine - Murder Has Nine Lives - Finished 4/21/17
O - One Fete in the Grave - Finished 4/27/17
S - Smugglers & Scones - Finished 3/24/17
H - Here Comes the Bribe - Finished 4/15/17
E - Alex (Erickson) - Death by Vanilla Latte - Finished 5/7/17
S - Single Malt Murder: A Whisky Business Mystery - Finished 3/25/17


5/5
B - Bearly Departed - Finished 4/15/17
U - Untimely Death - Finished 5/7/17
N - No Charm Intended - Finished 4/21/17
N - Leslie (N)agel - The Antique House Murders: The Oakwood Mystery Series - Finished 5/14/17
Y - Richard (Y)ancey - The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs - Finished 4/28/17


6/6
C - Cat Got Your Secrets - Finished 6/4/17
H - Joan (H)ess - Pride v. Prejudice - Finished 6/11/17
I - (I)sabella Alan - Murder, Plainly Read - Finished 5/13/17
C - Maya (C)orrigan - Final Fondue - Finished 5/30/17
K - (K)ym Roberts - A Reference to Murder - Finished 4/4/17
S - (S)hawn Reilly Simmons - Murder is the Main Course - Finished 5/17/17

3/20-6/20
5/6 Complete

E= The Broken Road by Richard Paul (E)vans 6/8/17
A= (A)gatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton 5/23/17
S= Dying for Strawberries by (S)haron Farrow 3/21/17
T= Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood 6/20/17
E=
R= Boiled Over by Barbara (R)oss4/10/17

T 4/21
U 3/27
LR.C. Lewis 4/2
I 4/20
PJames Patterson 4/18
SErica Spindler 3/23

I am really going to push myself this time. I came up 1 book short last challenge so I am picking a word LONGER than the last and am bound and determined to finish it!! Plus I'm a Winter baby and am not ready to give up the snow and cold just yet!

2017 Spring Reading Challenge
6/9 Finished:

S-(S)ilence of the Flans by Laura Bradford-finished 05/11
N-
O-Kill 'Em With Cayenne-by Gail (O)ust-finished 6/4
W-(W)edding Cake Killer by Livia Washburn-finished 6/12
D- Elementary, She Read by Vicki (D)elany-finished 04/16
R- If You've Got it Haunt it by Rose Pressey-finished 05/26
O-
P-14th Deadly Sin by James (P)atterson-finished 04/20
S-

This looks like a fun challenge. In honor of Walt Whitman's poetic tribute to Abraham Lincoln -- "When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd," I will start with the word "Lilacs."

L = (L)iving Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit - Member Book by Beth Moore (finished 4/18/17)
I = (I)f the Shoe Kills by Lynn Cahoon (finished 6/4/17)
L = Bury Your Dead by (L)ouise Penny
A = (A)gatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton (finished 4/1/17)
C = Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston and Lincoln (C)hild (finished 4/4/17)
S = (S)trawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (finished 3/22/17)



Decided to add another word. Keeping with the flower theme:

C = Guidebook to Murder by Lynn (C)ahoon (finished 4/14/17)
R = Hounded by David (R)osenfelt (audio - finished 6/18/17)
O = (O)pen and Shut by David Rosenfelt (finished 5/5/17)
C = Mission to Murder by Lynn (C)ahoon (finished 5/17)
U = The (U)nexpected Mrs. Polifax by Dorothy Gilman (finished 5/31/17 audio)
S = The (S)ecret Adversary by Agatha Christie (audio - finished 6/8/17)

Spring Challenge
Read: 13/17

SPRING 5/6
Susan The Lucky Leprechaun: Astro's Adventures by Susan Day 04/14/17 ****
Peter Stop Press Murder by Peter Bartram 03/25/17 ****
Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 04/27/17 *****
Ingram Death by High Heels by Violet Ingram 04/24/17 ***
N
Gillian Virtually Scared To Death by Gillian Larkin 04/10/17 **

RAIN 3/4
R
Anyta True Colors by Anyta Sunday 04/09/17 ***
It's It's in His Kiss by Caitie Quinn 03/26/17 **
Nicholas Constable Beneath the Trees by Nicholas Rhea 04/19/17 ****

FLOWERS 5/7
Felicia Unbound Desires in Seattle by Felicia Tatum 03/26/17
Lena Convict Heart by Lena Dowling 04/04/17 ****
O
Walker Murder in White Lace by Karen Sue Walker 04/01/17 ***
Erica Lord of Chance by Erica Ridley 04/21/17 *****
R
Schooled Schooled for Murder by Cindy Muir 03/28/17 **

I love these word challenges. It's so much fun hunting for the books to read. I'm also doing the monthly mini challenges so I need to choose words that will challenge me, but not overstress me.

So far I've started reading two books. There are a lot of good choices for the other letters. Choosing is going to be hard.

04/25
Only one to go to finish Mother's Day. There's time to choose more challenge words -- woohoo!

06/02 Hooray! I finally finished MOTHERS DAY!!! The book Odds and Ends also fit the June mini challenge, so I saved it til now.

M A Mortal Bane by Roberta Gellis (03/30/17)
O Odds and Ends by Audrey Claire (06/02/17)
T Tempest in the Tea Room by Libi Astaire (04/12/17)
H Hiding Miss Daisy A Senior Cozy Mystery Novella by Teresa Quill (03/28/17)
E The Extortion Cat-astrophe by Alannah Rogers (04/01/17)
R River City by Cindy Ray (04/09/17)
S Shroud of Dishonour by Maureen Ash (03/24/17)

D Dead Wrong by Gillian Larkin (04/23/17)
A The Appleton Case by Diana Xarissa (04/24/17)
Y Yesterday's Body by Norma Huss (04/21/17)

This is my next challenge. March 20 - June 20, 2017


L The Quick and the Thread by Amanda (L)ee
I (I)ced Under by Barbara Ross
L (L)ast Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae
A (A)bove the Paw by Diane Kelly
C Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth (C)raig
S (S)hades of Wrath by Karen Rose Smith

E The (E)nglish Breakfast Murder by Laura Childs
A (A)nything for You by Kristan Higgins
S The Cat, the Quilt, and the Corpse by Leann (S)weeney
T To Whisper Her Name by (T)amera Alexander
E By Book or by Crook by (E)va Gates
R (R)ed Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinley - A Cupcake Bakery Mystery

R Buzz Off by Hannah (R)eed
O A Deadly Affection by Cuyler (O)verholt
B (B)eewitched by Hannah Reed
I (I)llegally Iced by Jessica Beck
N (N)o Cats Allowed by Miranda James

Spring Challenge - 3/20/17 - 6/20/17. I am going to try for three words.

S - The Sherlockian - Graham Moore
P - Precious and Grace - Alexander McCall Smith
R - Rose in Bloom - Louisa May Alcott
I - In Farleigh Field - Rhys Bowen
N - The Never Open Desert Diner - James Anderson
G - The Girl From Venice - Martin Cruz Smith

L - A Likely Story - Jenn McKinlay
I - In Search of the Rose Notes - Emily Arsenault
L - Laughed Until He Died - Carolyn Hart
A - All Dressed in White -Mary Higgins Clark/Alafair Burke
C - Cancelled By Murder - Jean Flowers
S - The Shattered Tree - Charles Todd

F - Fire Engine Dead - Sheila Connolly
L - The Lemon Garden - Elizabeth Rossiter
O - Only Daughter - Anna Snoekstra
W - Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams
E - Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich
R - Rally Round The Corpse - Hy Conrad
S - The Secret Life of Anna Blanc - Jennifer Kincheloe

R - Running for Shelter - Michelle Spring
A - As Time Goes By - Mary Higgins Clark
I - Imperial Woman - Pearl S. Buck
N- No Cats Allowed - MIranda James

Cozy Spring 2017 Challenge

March 20, 2017 - June 20, 2017

7/7

S Situation Critical by Amanda Knight 3★s 31/3/17

H Heart Breaker by Shannon Curtis 5★s 14/4/17

O One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline 5★s 24/3/17

W Watching You by J.A. Schneider 4★s 13/4/17

E He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly 3★s 21/3/17

R Talk Of The Town by Rachael Johns 5★s 15/4/17

S Songlines by Carolyn Denman 5★s 27/3/17

E -
Completed: 4/8/17

A -
Completed: 4/17/17

S -
Completed: 5/2/17

T -
Completed:

E -
Completed: 3/29/17

R -
Completed: 3/24/17

Happy Spring![

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A - [book:April Fool Dead|538467] by Carolyn Hart READ 3/29/17
S - A Spoonful of Poison By M.C. Beaton READ 6/3/2017
T - The Highland Fling Murders by Jessica Fletcher READ 4/28/17
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R - Agatha Raisin As the Pig Turns by M.C. Beaton READ - 4/8/17

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L - Laura Childs - Gilt Trip READ - 4/12/17
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Count me in. I'm starting with the words "Easter" and "Good Friday." My list can be found here, in my individual folder. :)

I'm in

S - That Camden Summer by LaVyrle Spencer 03.24.17
P - Flip This Zombie by Jesse Petersen 03.22.17
R - The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas 04.17.17
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N - The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery 03.31.17
G - Patterns in the Sand by Sally Goldenbaum 05.29.17

Spring 2017 Challenge
March 20, 2017 to June 20, 2017

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A: Andrews, Donna - Murder With Peacocks
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0/6

Spring 2017 Challenge: this will be my first word challenge! Let the reading begin

W While My Pretty One Knits * Anne Canadeo finished 4/12
I If Hooks can Kill *Betty Hechtman 6/11
N Needled to Death * Maggie Sefton finished 4/10
D Dead Men don't Crochet * Betty Hechtman finished 3/26
Y The Shack * Wm Paul Young finished 4/6

Spring Challenge

E - Elusive Justice by K.T. Roberts - 03/11/17
A - Angel Dance by M.D. Grayson - 04/13/17
S - Stolen by Tess Gerritsen - 04/01/14
T - Tea with Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna - 04/17/17
E - Vanished by Kendra Elliot - 04/15/17
R - Rose Hill by Pamela Grandstaff -

B - Bridged by Kendra Elliot - 04/27/17
U - Unintended Consequences by Stuart Woods -
N - No Hope In New Hope by Peggy A. Edelheit - 04/08/17
N - No Way to Die by M.D. Grayson - 04/22/17
Y - The Yaquina Covenant by Dave P. Fisher - 03/18/17

Fun! Posting my reading list, tho some may change if the mood shifts. It seems like a lot of books but this will keep me chugging along and reading many good ones on my TBR.

*Spring Challenge - March 20 to June 20

E - Stephanie Blackmoore - Engaged in Death done ****
A - Barbara Allen - Antiques Con done ****
S - Angie Fox - The Skeleton in the Closet done ****
T - Janet Evanovich - Tricky Twenty-Two done ****
E - Elizabeth Ashby - Secret of the Painted Lady done ****
R - Laura DiSalvo - The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco done ****

S - Deborah Brown - Swindled in Paradise done *****
P - Melissa Bourbon - Pleating for Mercy done ****
R - Susan Furlong - Rest in Peach done ****
I - Heather Blake - It Takes a Witch done ****
N - Julie Moffet - No Test for the Wicked done *****
G - Maddie Day - Grilled For Murder done ****

C - Barbara Ross - Clammed Up done ****
H - Chelsea Field - The Hunger Pains done ****
I - Juliet Blackwell - If Walls Could Talk done ****
C - Joanna Carl - The Chocolate Clown Corpse done ****
K - Karen MacInerney - Killer Jam done ****
S - Raven Snow - Felonies and Felines done ***

I will try to challenge myself!! So here is the start! Will fill in as I go!


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Gonna give this a go:


F. Janet (F)insilver: Murder at the Fortune Teller's Table. 3/17
L. Toni (L)eland : Unfinished Business. 3/17
A. Donna (A)ndrews: Stork Raving Mad. 4/17
G. Patrice (G)reenwood: A Fatal Twist of Lemon. 4/17

D. Mary (D)ahem: Alpine Legacy. 4/17
A. Elleryn(A)dams: Writing all Wrongs 5/17
Y. Suzanne (Y)oung: Murder by Yew

E~ The Last Word, Ellery Adams...03.25.2017
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S~ Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas...03.31.2017

R~ Royal Blood, rhys bowen...04.02.2017
A~Along Came a Spider, James Patterson...05.19.2017
I~ Island of Glass, Nora Roberts...04.07.2017
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F~ Flash and Bones, Kathy Reichs...04.05.2017
L~ Library of Souls, Ransom Riggs...03.28.2017
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W~ Birds of a Feather, Jacqueline Winspear...04.26.2017
E~ Venom, Jennifer Estep...04.24.2017
R~ High Heat, Richard Castle...04.13.2017
S~ Still Life, Louise Penny...04.11.2017

I'll be reading. . . .
K - Knox, Annie - Paws for Murder
I - Ink, India - Glossed and Found
T - Trent, Gayle - Battered to Death
E - Erickson, Eric - Death by Tea

OK, I'm officially in! Don't have all books chosen yet, and already read a few. Wanted to put this out there to keep myself on track. This is fun! (revised 4/17/17, 4/19/17, 4/27/17, 4/28/17)

E--Raney, Clyde Edgerton (done!)
A--The Last Chance Olive Ranch, Susan Wittig Albert (done!)
S--Song of the Lion, Anne Hillerman (done!)
T--The Thanksgiving Visitor, Truman Capote (2 t's!) (done!)
E--Eleanor and Hick, Susan Quinn (done!)
R--Perfume River, Robert Olen Butler (done!)

E--Explosive Eighteen, Janet Evanovich (2 e's!)
G--Wake Up, Little Susie, Ed Gorman (done!)
G--Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Ed Gorman (done!)
S--Strawberry Shortcake Murder, Joanne Fluke (done!)

I've finished this challenge :)

Cozy Spring 2017 Challenge

March 20, 2017 - June 20, 2017

7/7

S Situation Critical by Amanda Knight 3★s 31/3/17

H Heart Breaker by Shannon Curtis 5★s 14/4/17

O One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline 5★s 24/3/17

W Watching You by J.A. Schneider 4★s 13/4/17

E He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly 3★s 21/3/17

R Talk Of The Town by Rachael Johns 5★s 15/4/17

S Songlines by Carolyn Denman 5★s 27/3/17

Whoo hoo, Brenda!

Thanks Meg :)

Congrats Brenda! :) Still got some time if you want to go for another word. ;) :)

Thanks Kimberly ;)

Congrats, Brenda!

Thanks Marisa :)

Nice job, Brenda! You finished way early :)

Thanks Marie :) I had some enjoyable reads!

Congrats on finishing, Brenda. Still plenty of time to do another word if you'd like. '-D

Thanks Heather :)

Woohoo. Got my first word.

V = The Sayers Swindle, {V}ictoria Abbott (24/03/17)
E = Murder in the Paperback Parlor, {E}llery Adams (20/03/17)
R = The {R}iddle of the Labyrinth, Margalit Fox (07/04/17)
N = Aunt Dimity Goes West, {N}ancy Atherton (03/04/17)
A = Death on the Nile, {A}gatha Christie (13/04/17)
L = The Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle, {L}aura DiSilverio (20/03/17)

Keeping with the theme, I'll try SPRING next.

I have completed three words, so am finished actively trying to get a word. If I happen to complete one based on my reading list, that is great. Here they are.

S - Karin Slaughter wrote The Kept Woman 03/26/2017
P - Martha Heineman Pieper wrote Jilly"s Terrible Temper Tantrums: And How She Outgrew Them 03/23/2017
R - Nikki Rae wrote The Crow Box 03/27/2017
I - The Island by Elin Hilderbrand 03/20/2017
N - Nancy Bush wrote The Killing Game 04/01/2017
G - Julie Gassman wrote Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner 03/22/2017


D - Maddie Day wrote Grilled For Murder 03/24/2017
A - Anita Hughes wrote Christmas in Paris 03/28/2017
F - Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben04/09/2017
F - Fredrik Backman wrote A Man Called Ove 03/30/2017
O - Carlene O'Connor wrote Murder at an Irish Wedding 03/22/2017
D - The Devil's Triangle by Catherine Coulter 03/21/2017
I - If Not for You by Debbie Macomber04/02/2017
L - Lisa Scottoline wrote One Perfect Lie 04/14/2017


E - J.T. Ellison wrote Field of Graves 04/04/2017
A - Catherine Anderson wrote Mulberry Moon 04/10/2017
S - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 04/16/2017
T - Robert Scott Thayer wrote Kobee Manatee: Shipwreck Sea Friends 04/06/2017
E - Elizabeth MacLeod wrote Top Dogs: Canines That Made History 04/06/2017
R - Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner 04/17/2017

Great job Trish and Brenda.