Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Everyone loves to talk about the weather, so why not a weather reading challenge?


Duration:
This is a 2 month challenge; April 1- May 31

Four Options to Play:
Option 1=Spell out your favorite weather words from the list below or choose your own.
Option 2=Find the words in the title of a book
Example- I'm going to read the book as it has the word "Lightning" in the title.
Option 3= Use the words below ( or your own) and find them as objects on your book covers.
Example- I'm going to read the book because there are clouds on the cover.
Option 4= Combine any of the options

Its raining cats and dogs: 1-10 books
A fair -weather friend: 11-24 books
On cloud nine: 25- 40 books
Calm before the storm: 41 + books


A
(view spoiler)[accumulation, advisory, air, air mass, air pollution, air pressure, almanac, altocumulus, altostratus, anemometer, atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, aurora, autumn, avalanche (hide spoiler)]
B
(view spoiler)[b
balmy, barometer, barometric pressure, Beaufort wind scale, biosphere, black ice, blizzard, blustery, breeze (hide spoiler)]
C
(view spoiler)[calm, cell, chinook wind, cirriform, cirrus, climate, climatology, cloud, cloud bank, cloudburst, cloudy, cold, cold front, cold snap, cold wave, compass, condensation, contrail, convergence, cumuliform, cumulonimbus, cumulus, current, cyclone, cyclonic flow (hide spoiler)]
D
(view spoiler)[degree, depression, dew, dew point, disturbance, doldrums, downburst, downdraft, downpour, downwind, drift, drifting snow, drizzle, drought, dry, dust devil, uststorm (hide spoiler)]
E
(view spoiler)[earthlight, easterlies, eddy,EF-scale, El Ni?o, emergency radio, evaporation, eye, eye wall (hide spoiler)]
F
(view spoiler)[fair, fall, feeder bands, firewhirl, flash flood, flood, flood stage, flurry, fog, fog bank, forecast, freeze, freezing rain, front, frost, Fujita scale, funnel cloud (hide spoiler)]
G
(view spoiler)[gale, global warming, graupel, greenhouse effect, ground fog, gully washer, gust, gustnado (hide spoiler)]
H
(view spoiler)[
haboob, hail, halo, haze, heat, heat index, heat wave, high, humid, humidity, hurricane, hurricane season, hydrologic cycle, hydrology, hydrometer, hydrosphere, hygrometer (hide spoiler)]
I
(view spoiler)[ice, ice age, ice crystals, ice pellets, ice storm, icicle, inversion, isobar, isotherm (hide spoiler)]
J
(view spoiler)[jet stream (hide spoiler)]
K
(view spoiler)[Kelvin, knot (hide spoiler)]
L
(view spoiler)[lake effect, land breeze, landfall, landspout, leeward, lightning, low, low clouds, low pressure system (hide spoiler)]
M
(view spoiler)[macroburst, mammatus cloud,meteorologist,meteorology,microburst,mist,mistral wind,moisture,monsoon,muggy (hide spoiler)]
N
(view spoiler)[National Hurricane Center (NHC),National Weather Service (NWC),NEXRAD,nimbus, nimbostratus, nor'easter, normal, nowcast (hide spoiler)]
O
(view spoiler)[orographic cloud, outflow, outlook, overcast, ozone (hide spoiler)]
P
(view spoiler)[parhelion, partly cloudy, permafrost, pileus cloud, polar, polar front, pollutant, precipitation, pressure, prevailing wind (hide spoiler)]
Q
(view spoiler)[Wild card- Read what you like (hide spoiler)]
R
(view spoiler)[radar, radiation, rain, rainbands, rainbow, rain gauge, rain shadow, relative humidity, ridge, rope tornado (hide spoiler)]
S
(view spoiler)[sandstorm, Santa Ana wind,scattered, sea breeze, shower, sky, sleet, slush, smog, smoke, snow, snowfall, snowflake,
snow flurry,snow level, snow line, snow shower, snowsquall, snowstorm, spring, squall, squall line, stationary front, steam, St. Elmo's fire, storm, storm surge, storm tracks, stratosphere, stratocumulus, stratus, subtropical, summer, sun dog, sun pillar, sunrise, sunset, supercell, surge, swell
(hide spoiler)]
T
(view spoiler)[temperate, temperature, thaw, thermal, thermometer, thunder, thunderstorm,tornado, tornado alley, trace, triple point, tropical, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical storm, tropical wave, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, troposphere,
trough,turbulence, twilight, twister, typhoon (hide spoiler)]
U
(view spoiler)[unstable, updraft, upwelling, upwind (hide spoiler)]
V
(view spoiler)[vapor, vapor trail, visibility, vortex (hide spoiler)]
W
(view spoiler)[wall cloud, warm, warning, watch, water, water cycle, waterspout, wave, weather, weather balloon, weathering, weather map, weather satellite, weathervane, wedge, westerlies, whirlwind, whiteout, wind, wind chill, wind chill factor, wind shear, windsock, wind vane, winter (hide spoiler)]
X
(view spoiler)[xlokk (hide spoiler)]
Y
(view spoiler)[yellow snow (hide spoiler)]
Z
(view spoiler)[zephyr, zone (hide spoiler)]
* word list thanks to Enchanted Learning

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One Coin upon reaching "On cloud nine" level or higher.

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Participants

In! 42 letters. Any book posted has been read. **Finished 05/21

H. Killer in High Heels Gemma Halliday
U The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home
R Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose
R Right Ho, Jeeves
I In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
C The Banty House Carolyn Brown
A Death in the Clouds Agatha Christie
N The Name Below The Title, Volume 2: 20 MORE Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age
E Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?

S The Uninvited Corpse Debra Sennefelder
E To the Tome of Murder Lauren Elliott
A A Murder Like No Author Amy Lillard
S Lady Rample Steps Out Sh��a MacLeod
O Murder at an Irish Christmas Carlene O'Connor
N Next Year in Havana

T THINK STRAIGHT: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
O Murder in Galway Carlene O'Connor
R Murder Afloat: A Lottie Lindberg 1900's Cozy Mystery Ruby Riverton
N Nell and Lady
A Dead Certain Adam Mitzner
D Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries
O Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America Bill O'Reilly

T Things You Save in a Fire
H Honey Roasted
U Under the Jeweled Sky
N Haunted Homicide Lucy Ness
D Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding
E Till Death Do Us Tart Ellie Alexander
R The Guncle Steven Rowley
S Lady Rample and the Silver Screen
T Bittersweet Brooklyn Thelma Adams
O Old Abe
R The Kindred Spirits Supper Club Amy E. Reichert
M Murder �� la Mode

T Thank You, Jeeves
R The Simplicity of Cider Amy E. Reichert
O Oh William!
P Priestdaddy
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
C Corpse Suzette
A We Were Never Here Andrea Bartz
L An Unfortunate End Lisa Zumpano

Rain or Shine
April 1, 2022-May 31, 2022
18/18

Calm
C The Crime at the Lake Courtney McFarlin 4/1/22
Annie Layton char-Mind Your Own Murder Patti Larsen 4/18/22
Leta Parker, char-Bells, Tails and Murder Kathy Manos Penn 4/7/22
Moss-Cheddar Off Dead Korina Moss 4/4/22

Summer
Sarah-Death by Chocolate Chip Cupcake Sarah Graves 4/5/22
Ulrich, char-Simmering with Resentment Daryl Wood Gerber 4/26/22
Mary-Mining for Murder Mary Angela 4/6/22
Murphy, Hannah char-The Thief in the Night Courtney McFarlin 4/13/22
Erin-Saved by the Spell Erin Johnson 4/3/22
Richmore, John char-Fritters and Fatality Wendy Meadows 4/15/22

Tropical
Tony Radcliff char-A Margin for Murder Lauren Elliott 4/21/22
Rattray, Greg char-Sun, Sand and Slaughter Emerald Finn 4/20/22
Orgain-Murder as Sticky as Jam Diana Orgain 4/11/22
P Pumpkins, Paws & Murder Kathy Manos Penn 4/8/22
I Ice Cream and Investigations Susan Harper 4/17/22
Collier, Rue char-A Photo of Murder Penny Brooke 4/9/22
Adams-The Vanishing Type Ellery Adams 4/19/22
Lawton, Vicki char-Murder as Sweet as Honey Diana Orgain 4/14/22

1/4-31/5
Calm before the storm: 41 + books
45/41

Weather Title

Spell out
��A Another Hairy Tail 21/5
��I The Iron Trial 4/4
��R Rose's Descent: An Urban Fairytale 19/5

��M The Mermaid Catches Her Mate 16/4
A
��S The Silver Mask 10/4
��S Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Anything 17/4

��B The Bronze Key 9/4
R
��E E Rank no Kusushi Manga 29/4
��E Eat-Man, Vol. 1 29/4
��Z ZEN ?????? 1 12/4
��E Eat-Man, Volume 2: Second Course 29/4

��D Deadly Class, Volume 8: Never Go Back 5/4
��E EAT-MAN 29/4
��G The Golden Tower 14/4
R
��E EAT-MAN 29/4
��E Eat-Man, Vol. 5 29/4

��D Dance In The Vampire Bund, Vol. 1 14/4
��E EAT-MAN 29/4
��W The Wandering Inn: Book 1 15/4

��D Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 2 16/4
R
��I I Am Able to Shine 19/4
��Z ZEN ?????? 2 12/4
��Z ZEN ?????? 3 12/4
��L Little House in the Big Woods 19/5
��E Eat Man, Vol 7 29/4

��G A Grim Demise and Even Worse Resurrection 20/4
R
��E EAT-MAN 30/4
��E EAT-MAN 30/4
N The Nymph Ties The Knot 17/5
��H How I made my Granny a YouTube Star 21/4
O
U
��S Sabriel 5/4
��E EAT-MAN 30/4

��E EAT-MAN 30/4
��F Forbidden Blood 5/4
��F Football School 20 Fantastic Football Stories 9/4
��E EAT-MAN 30/4
��C The Copper Gauntlet 5/4
��T A Treasury of Ballet Stories 19/4


��E EAT-MAN 30/4
��D Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 3 21/4
��D Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 4 21/4
Y


��F The Falcon Finds His Mate 16/4
R
��E ���`�ȥޥ� 30/4
��E EAT-MAN 30/4
��Z ZEN ?????? 4 14/4
��EEAT-MAN 30/4

Rain or Shine
April 1, 2022-May 31, 2022
Calm before the storm: 41 + books
54/54
Options:(view spoiler)[
1=Spell out your favorite weather words (title, series, author)
2=Find the words in the title of a book
3= Use objects on your book covers. (hide spoiler)]

Tropic of Capricorn: 17/17 (view spoiler)[
T- The Darkest Day by Tom Wood 14/4 3��
R- The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh 6/4 3.5��
O- Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins 6/4 4.5��
P- A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett 16/4 5��
I- In Death #26 - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 4��
C- Caleb Zelic #2 - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic 11/4 3.5��

O- Once Upon A Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3��
F- Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin 16/5 2.5��

C- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 15/4 5��
A- The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 14/4 3.5��
P- Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse 18/4 3��
R- The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell 12/4 3.5��
I- Deadlock by Graham Ison 13/4 2.5��
C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 24/4 4��
O- Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz 17/4 3��
R- Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 17/4 4.5��
N- The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4/4 3.5��
(hide spoiler)]



Tropic of Cancer: 14/14 (view spoiler)[
T- Temeraire by Naomi Novik 20/4 4.5��
R- The Unflappable Miss Fairchild by Regina Scott 29/4 3��
O- What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5 4��
P- Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 26/4 4��
I- If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman 28/4 3��
C- The Country Practice by Meredith Appleyard 24/4 4��

O- Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5��
F- The Phantom by Lee Falk 23/5 4��

C- Regina by Clare Darcy 27/4 3��
A- After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson 18/4 3��
N- The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson 2/4 3.5��
C- Chet & Bernie #1 - Dog On It by Spencer Quinn 20/5 3.5��
E- The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson 7/4 3.5��
R- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4 5��
(hide spoiler)]


St. Elmo's Fire: 11/11 (view spoiler)[
S- Alzheimer's: How to Protect the Brain by Sandra Cabot 7/4 4��
T- Better Off Dead by Tom Wood 5/4 4��

E- Green Grow the Dollars by Emma Lathen 28/4 3��
L- The Long Walk by Kerry Greenwood 1/4 5��
M- All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard 3/4 5��
O- Out of the Ruins by Preston Grassmann 29/5 3��
S- The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey 10/4 3.5��

F- A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill 8/4 3��
I- The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4��
R- Ralf by Anne Crawford 11/5 5��
E- Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 24/5 4��
(hide spoiler)]


Nimbostratus: 12/12 (view spoiler)[
N- Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 19/4 4��
I- In Death #22 - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 12/5 4��
M- Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5��
B- Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 29/4 2��
O- Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1��
S- The Small Hours of the Morning by Margaret Yorke 19/4 3.5��
T- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 21/4 3.5��
R- Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 18/5 3��
A- When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 25/4 4��
T- The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5 3.5��
U- Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 27/4 3.5��
S- The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth 23/4 2.5��
(hide spoiler)]

Level: A Fair-Weather Friend
16/41

A fair -weather friend: 11-24 books
On cloud nine: 25- 40 books
Calm before the storm: 41 + books

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I I Woke Up as the Villain ? ?? ?? ? ??? 1 Na Honja Soseol Sok Mangnani, Webtoon #1 by ???
G Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
H The Heart Hunter by Mickey George
T Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 1 by Sui Ishida
N Nakamura Asumiko's Classmates
I
N Nakamura Asumiko's Classmates Vol. 2: Sotsu Gyo SEI
G


T Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 2 by Sui Ishida
E Eve by Victor LaValle
M Miya Kinojo's Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Vol. 2
P
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S Static Shock: Trial by Fire by Dwayne McDuffie
T Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vol. 3 by Sui Ishida


D
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B Be My Villain by mintibi
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R Rys from Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Vol. 1 by Miya Kinojo
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M
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C Classmates Vol. 3: Sotsu gyo sei by Asumiko Nakamura
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C Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Vol. 3 by Miya Kinojo
A ??? ???? ??? ?? 1 Agnyeoneun Familyeui Sungbaereul Badgo 1 by Na-mok Eun
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Rain or Shine reading challenge
Level: 0/26

Lake effect
L
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E
F
F
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C-Catching Fire
T- The Hunger Games

Moisture
M- Mockingjay
O
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pressure
P- The Complete Persepolis
R
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S- Serpent & Dove
S
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I'm in, but I know I won't be able to finish it in the next couple of months.

Rain or Shine
Timeframe: 4/1/22 to 9/20/23
164/164
26/26 Weather Words

Atmosphere (10/10)
A - Au, Linda - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions - 4/4/22 ????
T - To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman - 5/16/22 ???
M - Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne - 4/22/22 ????
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ???
S - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ????
P - Pekkanen, Sarah and Greer Hendricks - The Golden Couple - 4/14/22 ????
H - Home Field Advantage by Liz Lincoln - 7/14/22 ????
E - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Abandoned in Death - 4/9/22 ?????
E - Emily March - Miracle Road - 4/21/22 ????

Barometer (9/9)
B - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center - 5/10/22 ?????
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Wicked Billionaire - 5/7/22 ????
R - Rosenfelt, David - Bury the Lead - 5/12/22 ????
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ????
M - The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson - 5/15/22 ????
E - Emily March - Dreamweaver Trail - 5/2/22 ?????
T - To Love and Be Loved by Amanda Prowse - 5/19/22 ???
E - Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost - 5/8/22 ????
R - Rosenfelt, David - Sudden Death - 5/20/22 ????

Climate (7/7)
C - Christine Warren - Baby, I'm Howling for You - 4/19/22 ????
L - Lisa Renee Jones - Provocative - 7/11/22 ???
I - Ivy, Alexandra - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ???
M - MacAlister, Katie - Fire Me Up - 5/3/22 ????
A - Andy Straka - A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery - 6/14/22 ???
T - Then He Kissed Me by Laura Trentham - 6/4/22 ????
E - Erin S. Riley - A Flame Put Out - 4/27/22 ???

Downpour (8/8)
D - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ????
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ????
W - Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Farmer Boy - 8/6/22 ???
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ?????
P �C Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse - 2/4/23 ????
O - Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge - 9/3/22 ????
U - The Undercover Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden - 6/11/22 ???
R - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ????

El Nino (6/6)
E - Eileen Garvin - The Music of Bees - 6/7/22 ????
L - Love Untamed by J.H. Croix - 7/20/22 ????
N - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach by Ainsling Delaney - 5/31/22 ???
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ?????
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ???
O - One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ?????

Frost (5/5)
F - Fox, Calista - The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers - 9/22/22 ???
R - Robb, J.D. - Naked in Death - 5/24/22 ?????
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ????
S - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - 5/28/22 ???
T - Teardrop Lane by Emily March - 6/6/22 ?????

Gust (4/4)
G - Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark - 7/31/22 ???
U - Ursula Dubosarsky - The Word Snoop - 9/7/22 ????
S �C Sophie Sullivan - A Guide to Being Just Friends - 2/10/23 ????
T - Till I Kissed You by Laura Trentham - 8/19/22 ????

Humidity (8/8)
H - Hard Stick by L.P. Dover - 9/10/22 ???
U - Until June by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 9/17/22 ????
M - Mr. Nice Guy by Jennifer Miller - 6/21/22 ????
I - Isobel Chace - A Man of Kent - 5/27/22 ????
D - Death Before Decaf by Caroline Fardig - 8/4/22 ???
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ????
T - Thorne, Olivia - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ?????
Y - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You by Kunal Nayyar - 5/18/22 ????

Ice (3/3)
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ????
C �C The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun - 2/2/23 ????
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Silver Girl - 6/26/22 ????

Jet stream (9/9)
J - Janna MacGregor - The Luck of the Bride - 9/4/22 ????
E - Escape to the Little French Caf�� by Karen Clarke - 6/28/22 ????
T - That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ????
S - The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter - 7/21/22 ?????
T - 28 Dates by Stacey Lynn 10/13/22 ????
R - Reunion Pass by Emily March - 7/10/22 ????
E - Emily March - Christmas in Eternity Springs - 7/23/22 ?????
A - Alberts, Diane - The CEO's Seduction - 7/4/22 ??
M - Marie Force - Fatal Consequences - 7/8/22 ????

Kelvin (6/6)
K - Kit Morgan - Lottie: Bride of Delaware - 9/27/22 ???
E - Emily March - Heartsong Cottage - 6/20/22 ????
L - Last Words by George Carlin - 7/27/22 ???
V - Virginia Brown - Dixie Divas - 5/29/22 ???
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ?????
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe This Time - 8/7/22 ???

Lightning (9/9)
L - Lewis, Beverly - The Forbidden - 8/14/22 ????
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ????
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ????
H - Heffernan, Laura - Sweet Reality - 10/27/22 ???
T - Tracy Ewens - Stirred - 11/28/22 ????
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ????
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ?????
N - Now You See Her to James Patterson - 5/22/22 ???
G - Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ????

Rain or Shine - Part 2

Mist (4/4)
M - Michael Murphy - The Big Brush-off -- 8/24/22 ????
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pag��n - 4/12/23 ???
S - Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones - 8/18/22 ????
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ????

Nimbus (6/6)
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ????
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ?????
M - Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ????
B - Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 1/24/22 ????
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ????
S - Sarah Jio - The Bungalow - 10/8/22 ????

Overcast (8/8)
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ????
V - Valerie Bowman - No Other Duke But You - 7/16/22 ????
E - Emily March - The First Kiss of Spring - 8/12/22 ?????
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ????
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Caf�� by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ????
A - Autumn Chiklis - Smothered - 8/31/22 ?????
S - Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ?????
T - Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ???

Polar (5/5)
P - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ????
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ???
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Magician's Nephew - 8/9/22 ????
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death - 6/2/22 ?????

Quake (5/5)
Q - Quinn, Spencer - Scents and Sensibility - 9/20/22 ????
U - Until Ashlyn by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 12/22/22 ????
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ????
K - Klima, Jeff - L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery - 11/10/22 ????
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ????

Rain (4/4)
R - Robyn Carr - The Family Gathering - 3/2/23 ????
A - Apparent Wind by Dallas Murphy - 1/14/23 ???
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ????
N - Norah by Debbie Macomber - 3/13/23 ????

Sleet (5/5)
S - Sophie Sullivan - How to Love Your Neighbor - 9/14/22 ????
L - The Longing by Beverly Lewis - 9/2/22 ????
E - Elle Cook - The Man I Never Met - 11/30/22 ?????
E - Edna Buchanan - Suitable for Framing - 2/5/23 ????
T - Trentham, Laura - Light Up the Night - 3/14/23 ????

Twister (7/7)
T - The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains - 4/15/23 ????
W - A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig - 10/21/22 ????
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ????
S - Stephanie by Debbie Macomber - 10/29/22 ???
T - Tonya Kappes - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - 5/3/23 ????
E - Emily March - A Stardance Summer - 8/3/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Holiday in Death - 12/6/22 ?????

Updraft (7/7)
U - Until Sage by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 3/29/23 ????
P - The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman - 7/6/22 ????
D - Don Mann - Hunt the Fox - 9/9/22 ????
R - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/22 ?????
A - Andy Straka - A Killing Sky - 8/11/22 ????
F - A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery - 12/15/22 ????
T - Tom Kakonis - Double Down - 5/10/23 ???

Vapor (5/5)
V - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ?????
A - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ???
P - Patterson, James - James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life - 8/25/22 ????
O - Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ????
R - Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until Jax - 9/8/22 ????

Wind (4/4)
W - Weekend Fling by Stacey Lynn - 12/16/22 ????
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ????
N - Noreen Ayres - The Juan Doe Murders - 3/23/23 ???
D - Dover, L.P. - Blocked - 11/11/22 ???

X - Vortex (6/6)
V - Vacancy by Tracy Ewens - 4/6/23 ???
O - One Duke Down by Anna Bennett - 3/13/23 ???
R - Robb, J.D. - Ceremony in Death - 9/28/22 ?????
T - Tracy Ewens - Playbook - 5/12/23 ????
E - Emily March - The Christmas Wishing Tree - 8/21/22 ?????
X - Xavier by Lane Hart - 7/26/22 ????

Y - Advisory (8/8)
A �C All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin - 2/26/23 ???? D - The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/23/22 ????
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Rebel - 8/19/23 ????
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 9/20/23 ??
S - Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting - 11/26/22 ????
O - Olivia Drake - Abducted by a Prince - 4/8/23 ????
R - Rains, Annie - Springtime at Hope Cottage - 12/8/22 ????
Y - Yarnall, Beth - Lush - 2/11/23 ????

Zephyr (6/6)
Z - Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ????
E - The 18th Abduction by James Patterson - 2/19/23 ???
P - Playmaker by L.P. Dover - 11/13/22 ????
H - The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/3/22 ????
Y - You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus - 3/9/23 ???
R - R.K. Lilley - Mr. Beautiful - 10/23/22 ????

**CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/20/23

Start: 4/1/22
End: 5/31/22
Option 1
Calm before the storm: 19/43

Aurora (5/6)
A: Aaron (char) The Burning Girls ??
U: Uncle Mike (char) Bone Crossed ????
R: R.L. Stine - Say Cheese and Die! ????
O: Ottaway (char) The Damnation Game ???
R: Reckless Girls ????
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Balmy (3/5)
B: Brown, Jim - 24/7 ????
A
L: The Lightning Thief ????
M: Mark Manson - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life ??
Y

Dew (2/3)
D: Darkly Dreaming Dexter ????
E: Ellie Marney - None Shall Sleep ???
W

Halo (2/4)
H: Hex ????
A
L: The Last Kids on Earth ???
O

Lake Effect (4/10)
L: Lydia Kang - Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases ????
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K: The Kaiju Preservation Society ???
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F: Finding Rebecca ????
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T: Ten ???

Rainbow (2/7)
R: Raffaelle Notte (char) Vampires Like It Hot
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Levels:
It's raining cats and dogs: 1-10 books
A fair -weather friend: 11-24 books
On cloud nine: 25-40 books
Calm before the storm: 41 + books
30/47

sleet (4/5)(view spoiler)[
S - Some Desperado (8/Apr) ??????
L - Lady Jayne Disappears (15/Apr) ??????
E - Eleven, Twelve ... Dig and Delve (2/May) ??????
E - Ethan Frome
T - Timekeeper ?????? (8/Apr) (hide spoiler)]

forecast (7/8) (view spoiler)[
F - Firestarter (9/apr) ????????
O - The Ogress and the Orphans
R - (character called Rebbekka)Thirteen, Fourteen... Little Boy Unseen (2/May) ??????
E - Emma (6/apr) ????????
C - Chainbreaker (8/apr) ??????
A - The Angel of Khan el-Khalili (30/Apr) ????
S - Seven, Eight... Gonna Stay Up Late (29/Apr) ??????
T - Three, Four... Better Lock Your Door ???? (28/Apr) (hide spoiler)]

air pollution (5/12) (view spoiler)[
A - Assassin's Apprentice (6/may) ??????????
I - If You Go Into The Woods
R -R.F. Kuang (Author Name) The Dragon Republic (29/apr) ??????????

P - The Poppy War (7/Apr) ??????????
O - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
L - The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club
L - The Last Flight
U - Unpeople: Britain's Secret Human Rights Abuses
T- The Vintage Teacup Club
I - In Every Mirror She's Black
O - One, Two ... He Is Coming For You (28/Apr) ??????
N - Nella (character name) The Miniaturist (hide spoiler)] (7/May) ????????

global warming (9/13)(view spoiler)[
G - The Gilded Ones (8/May) ????????
L - The Lemonade Year
O - An Orphan's Journey
B - The Burning God (30/Apr) ??????????
A - A Dead Djinn in Cairo (9/apr) ??????
L - Lady Jayne Disappears (15/apr) ??????

W - Witch For Hire ??????
A - Scottish Tales Authors first name Anna Blair (10/May)??????
R - (surname of author)Katee Robert The Dragon's Bride (3/Apr) ??????
M - Mexican Gothic (1/apr) ??????????
I - If the Creek Don't Rise
N - Nine, Ten ... Never Sleep Again (29/Apr) ??????
G - The Grace of Kings (hide spoiler)]

jet stream (5/9)(view spoiler)[
J - Jade City (20/apr)??????
E - The Escapement
T - Ten Little Girls (26/Apr) ??????

S -The Second Sex
T -The Drowning Faith (29/apr)??????????
R -The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
E -The Wolf Den (Author's first name, Elodie Harper) (7/May) ????????
A - Ariadne (18/Apr) ????????
M - A Master of Djinn (hide spoiler)]

I think I might have gone a bit overboard with this TBR. I will be very impressed if I read 47 books in 2 months.

I read very slowly + I just don't have a lot of time so I'm gonna try and just do 1 word at a time and see how far I get.

Start: 4/4/22
End: 31/5/22

HAIL (0/4)
He Said Always (15/4/2022)
A Christmas Wedding in the Cotswolds (10%)
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Level: Its raining cats and dogs: 1-10 books
Books read: 5/10
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
Rain or Shine Reading Challenge - 2022
Duration: This is a 2 month challenge; April 1- May 31

Progress: 21 out of 21

Everyone loves to talk about the weather, so why not a weather reading challenge?

Four Options to Play:
Option 1=Spell out your favorite weather words from the list below or choose your own.

L: Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - - 4/6/2022 - 384 Pages
I: Samantha Irby; We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. - - 5/15/2022 - 288 Pages
G: Gather 'Round the Sound by Paulo Coelho - *** - 4/15/2022 - 36 Pages
H: Hurry Up and Meditate by David Michie - - 5/11/2022 - 193 Pages
T: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling - *** - 4/10/2022 - 111 Pages
N: Nikos Kazantzakis; Zorba the Greek - **** - 4/24/2022 - 368 Pages
I: Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo - **** - 5/18/2022 - 48 Pages
N: Natasha Brown; Assembly - **** - 5/8/2022 - 112 Pages
G: Gigi D.G.; Cucumber Quest: The Ripple Kingdom - - 4/20/2022 - 240 Pages


T: Brian Tracy; Bull's-Eye: The Power of Focus - **** - 4/18/2022 - 112 Pages
H: A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle - *** - 5/8/2022 - 311 Pages
U: The Untamed MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley - - 5/6/2022 - 194 Pages
N: Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans - **** - 5/26/2022 - 304 Pages
D: Jonathan Davis; The Most Wonderful Tales of the Year: Holiday Memories Written and Performed by Our Favorite Narrators - *** - 4/24/2022 - 20 Pages
E: Victoria Grace Elliott; Yummy: A History of Desserts - - 5/19/2022 - 240 Pages
R: Rebecca Gilman; A Woman of the World - **** - 4/16/2022 - 1 Page
S: Sakina's Restaurant by Aasif Mandvi - **** - 4/15/2022 - 80 Pages
T: James Taylor; Break Shot: My First 21 Years - - 4/26/2022 - 95 Pages
O: Sean Oswald; Watcher's Test - *** - 4/13/2022 - 658 Pages
R: Robert A. Caro; On Power - - 4/20/2022 - 150 Pages
M: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - - 4/29/2022 - 372 Pages

Completed

Rain or Shine
April 1, 2022-May 31, 2022
Calm before the storm: 41 + books
54/54
Options:(view spoiler)[
1=Spell out your favorite weather words (title, series, author)
2=Find the words in the title of a book
3= Use objects on your book covers. (hide spoiler)]

Tropic of Capricorn: 17/17 (view spoiler)[
T- The Darkest Day by Tom Wood 14/4 3��
R- The Banksia House Breakout by James Roxburgh 6/4 3.5��
O- Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins 6/4 4.5��
P- A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett 16/4 5��
I- In Death #26 - Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb 9/4 4��
C- Caleb Zelic #2 - And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic 11/4 3.5��

O- Once Upon A Christmas by Nancy Lawrence 15/4 3��
F- Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin 16/5 2.5��

C- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 15/4 5��
A- The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander 14/4 3.5��
P- Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse 18/4 3��
R- The Echo of Others by S.D. Rowell 12/4 3.5��
I- Deadlock by Graham Ison 13/4 2.5��
C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 24/4 4��
O- Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz 17/4 3��
R- Revenge in Rubies by A.M. Stuart 17/4 4.5��
N- The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4/4 3.5��
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Tropic of Cancer: 14/14 (view spoiler)[
T- Temeraire by Naomi Novik 20/4 4.5��
R- The Unflappable Miss Fairchild by Regina Scott 29/4 3��
O- What Eden Did Next by Sheila O'Flanagan 9/5 4��
P- Through the Wall by Patricia Wentworth 26/4 4��
I- If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman 28/4 3��
C- The Country Practice by Meredith Appleyard 24/4 4��

O- Olmec Obituary by L.J.M. Owen 24/5 2.5��
F- The Phantom by Lee Falk 23/5 4��

C- Regina by Clare Darcy 27/4 3��
A- After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson 18/4 3��
N- The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson 2/4 3.5��
C- Chet & Bernie #1 - Dog On It by Spencer Quinn 20/5 3.5��
E- The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson 7/4 3.5��
R- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 30/4 5��
(hide spoiler)]


St. Elmo's Fire: 11/11 (view spoiler)[
S- Alzheimer's: How to Protect the Brain by Sandra Cabot 7/4 4��
T- Better Off Dead by Tom Wood 5/4 4��

E- Green Grow the Dollars by Emma Lathen 28/4 3��
L- The Long Walk by Kerry Greenwood 1/4 5��
M- All About Ella by Meredith Appleyard 3/4 5��
O- Out of the Ruins by Preston Grassmann 29/5 3��
S- The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey 10/4 3.5��

F- A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill 8/4 3��
I- The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado 17/5 4��
R- Ralf by Anne Crawford 11/5 5��
E- Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 24/5 4��
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Nimbostratus: 12/12 (view spoiler)[
N- Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson 19/4 4��
I- In Death #22 - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 12/5 4��
M- Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5��
B- Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 29/4 2��
O- Daphne's Diary by Patricia Oliver 30/5 1��
S- The Small Hours of the Morning by Margaret Yorke 19/4 3.5��
T- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 21/4 3.5��
R- Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 18/5 3��
A- When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard 25/4 4��
T- The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham 1/5 3.5��
U- Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 27/4 3.5��
S- The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth 23/4 2.5��
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A small update. I'm making progress and can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Lightning (9/9)
L - Lewis, Beverly - The Forbidden - 8/14/22 ????
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ????
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ????
H - Heffernan, Laura - Sweet Reality - 10/27/22 ???
T - Tracy Ewens - Stirred - 11/28/22 ????
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ????
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ?????
N - Now You See Her to James Patterson - 5/22/22 ???
G - Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ????

Mist (4/4)
M - Michael Murphy - The Big Brush-off -- 8/24/22 ????
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pag��n - 4/12/23 ???
S - Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones - 8/18/22 ????
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ????

Nimbus (6/6)
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ????
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ?????
M - Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ????
B - Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 1/24/22 ????
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ????
S - Sarah Jio - The Bungalow - 10/8/22 ????

Overcast (8/8)
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ????
V - Valerie Bowman - No Other Duke But You - 7/16/22 ????
E - Emily March - The First Kiss of Spring - 8/12/22 ?????
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ????
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Caf�� by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ????
A - Autumn Chiklis - Smothered - 8/31/22 ?????
S - Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ?????
T - Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ???

Polar (5/5)
P - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ????
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ???
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Magician's Nephew - 8/9/22 ????
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death - 6/2/22 ?????

Quake (5/5)
Q - Quinn, Spencer - Scents and Sensibility - 9/20/22 ????
U - Until Ashlyn by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 12/22/22 ????
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ????
K - Klima, Jeff - L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery - 11/10/22 ????
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ????

All done! Thanks for the spelling fun!

Rain or Shine
Timeframe: 4/1/22 to 9/20/23
164/164
26/26 Weather Words

Atmosphere (10/10)
A - Au, Linda - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions - 4/4/22 ????
T - To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman - 5/16/22 ???
M - Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne - 4/22/22 ????
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ???
S - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ????
P - Pekkanen, Sarah and Greer Hendricks - The Golden Couple - 4/14/22 ????
H - Home Field Advantage by Liz Lincoln - 7/14/22 ????
E - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Abandoned in Death - 4/9/22 ?????
E - Emily March - Miracle Road - 4/21/22 ????

Barometer (9/9)
B - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center - 5/10/22 ?????
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Wicked Billionaire - 5/7/22 ????
R - Rosenfelt, David - Bury the Lead - 5/12/22 ????
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ????
M - The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson - 5/15/22 ????
E - Emily March - Dreamweaver Trail - 5/2/22 ?????
T - To Love and Be Loved by Amanda Prowse - 5/19/22 ???
E - Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost - 5/8/22 ????
R - Rosenfelt, David - Sudden Death - 5/20/22 ????

Climate (7/7)
C - Christine Warren - Baby, I'm Howling for You - 4/19/22 ????
L - Lisa Renee Jones - Provocative - 7/11/22 ???
I - Ivy, Alexandra - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ???
M - MacAlister, Katie - Fire Me Up - 5/3/22 ????
A - Andy Straka - A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery - 6/14/22 ???
T - Then He Kissed Me by Laura Trentham - 6/4/22 ????
E - Erin S. Riley - A Flame Put Out - 4/27/22 ???

Downpour (8/8)
D - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ????
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ????
W - Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Farmer Boy - 8/6/22 ???
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ?????
P �C Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse - 2/4/23 ????
O - Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge - 9/3/22 ????
U - The Undercover Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden - 6/11/22 ???
R - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ????

El Nino (6/6)
E - Eileen Garvin - The Music of Bees - 6/7/22 ????
L - Love Untamed by J.H. Croix - 7/20/22 ????
N - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach by Ainsling Delaney - 5/31/22 ???
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ?????
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ???
O - One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ?????

Frost (5/5)
F - Fox, Calista - The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers - 9/22/22 ???
R - Robb, J.D. - Naked in Death - 5/24/22 ?????
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ????
S - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - 5/28/22 ???
T - Teardrop Lane by Emily March - 6/6/22 ?????

Gust (4/4)
G - Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark - 7/31/22 ???
U - Ursula Dubosarsky - The Word Snoop - 9/7/22 ????
S �C Sophie Sullivan - A Guide to Being Just Friends - 2/10/23 ????
T - Till I Kissed You by Laura Trentham - 8/19/22 ????

Humidity (8/8)
H - Hard Stick by L.P. Dover - 9/10/22 ???
U - Until June by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 9/17/22 ????
M - Mr. Nice Guy by Jennifer Miller - 6/21/22 ????
I - Isobel Chace - A Man of Kent - 5/27/22 ????
D - Death Before Decaf by Caroline Fardig - 8/4/22 ???
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ????
T - Thorne, Olivia - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ?????
Y - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You by Kunal Nayyar - 5/18/22 ????

Ice (3/3)
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ????
C �C The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun - 2/2/23 ????
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Silver Girl - 6/26/22 ????

Jet stream (9/9)
J - Janna MacGregor - The Luck of the Bride - 9/4/22 ????
E - Escape to the Little French Caf�� by Karen Clarke - 6/28/22 ????
T - That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ????
S - The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter - 7/21/22 ?????
T - 28 Dates by Stacey Lynn 10/13/22 ????
R - Reunion Pass by Emily March - 7/10/22 ????
E - Emily March - Christmas in Eternity Springs - 7/23/22 ?????
A - Alberts, Diane - The CEO's Seduction - 7/4/22 ??
M - Marie Force - Fatal Consequences - 7/8/22 ????

Kelvin (6/6)
K - Kit Morgan - Lottie: Bride of Delaware - 9/27/22 ???
E - Emily March - Heartsong Cottage - 6/20/22 ????
L - Last Words by George Carlin - 7/27/22 ???
V - Virginia Brown - Dixie Divas - 5/29/22 ???
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ?????
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe This Time - 8/7/22 ???

Lightning (9/9)
L - Lewis, Beverly - The Forbidden - 8/14/22 ????
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ????
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ????
H - Heffernan, Laura - Sweet Reality - 10/27/22 ???
T - Tracy Ewens - Stirred - 11/28/22 ????
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ????
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ?????
N - Now You See Her to James Patterson - 5/22/22 ???
G - Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ????

Rain or Shine - Part 2

Mist (4/4)
M - Michael Murphy - The Big Brush-off -- 8/24/22 ????
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pag��n - 4/12/23 ???
S - Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones - 8/18/22 ????
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ????

Nimbus (6/6)
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ????
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ?????
M - Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ????
B - Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 1/24/22 ????
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ????
S - Sarah Jio - The Bungalow - 10/8/22 ????

Overcast (8/8)
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ????
V - Valerie Bowman - No Other Duke But You - 7/16/22 ????
E - Emily March - The First Kiss of Spring - 8/12/22 ?????
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ????
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Caf�� by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ????
A - Autumn Chiklis - Smothered - 8/31/22 ?????
S - Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ?????
T - Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ???

Polar (5/5)
P - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ????
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ???
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Magician's Nephew - 8/9/22 ????
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death - 6/2/22 ?????

Quake (5/5)
Q - Quinn, Spencer - Scents and Sensibility - 9/20/22 ????
U - Until Ashlyn by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 12/22/22 ????
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ????
K - Klima, Jeff - L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery - 11/10/22 ????
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ????

Rain (4/4)
R - Robyn Carr - The Family Gathering - 3/2/23 ????
A - Apparent Wind by Dallas Murphy - 1/14/23 ???
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ????
N - Norah by Debbie Macomber - 3/13/23 ????

Sleet (5/5)
S - Sophie Sullivan - How to Love Your Neighbor - 9/14/22 ????
L - The Longing by Beverly Lewis - 9/2/22 ????
E - Elle Cook - The Man I Never Met - 11/30/22 ?????
E - Edna Buchanan - Suitable for Framing - 2/5/23 ????
T - Trentham, Laura - Light Up the Night - 3/14/23 ????

Twister (7/7)
T - The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains - 4/15/23 ????
W - A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig - 10/21/22 ????
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ????
S - Stephanie by Debbie Macomber - 10/29/22 ???
T - Tonya Kappes - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - 5/3/23 ????
E - Emily March - A Stardance Summer - 8/3/22 ????
R - Robb, J.D. - Holiday in Death - 12/6/22 ?????

Updraft (7/7)
U - Until Sage by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 3/29/23 ????
P - The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman - 7/6/22 ????
D - Don Mann - Hunt the Fox - 9/9/22 ????
R - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/22 ?????
A - Andy Straka - A Killing Sky - 8/11/22 ????
F - A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery - 12/15/22 ????
T - Tom Kakonis - Double Down - 5/10/23 ???

Vapor (5/5)
V - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ?????
A - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ???
P - Patterson, James - James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life - 8/25/22 ????
O - Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ????
R - Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until Jax - 9/8/22 ????

Wind (4/4)
W - Weekend Fling by Stacey Lynn - 12/16/22 ????
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ????
N - Noreen Ayres - The Juan Doe Murders - 3/23/23 ???
D - Dover, L.P. - Blocked - 11/11/22 ???

X - Vortex (6/6)
V - Vacancy by Tracy Ewens - 4/6/23 ???
O - One Duke Down by Anna Bennett - 3/13/23 ???
R - Robb, J.D. - Ceremony in Death - 9/28/22 ?????
T - Tracy Ewens - Playbook - 5/12/23 ????
E - Emily March - The Christmas Wishing Tree - 8/21/22 ?????
X - Xavier by Lane Hart - 7/26/22 ????

Y - Advisory (8/8)
A �C All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin - 2/26/23 ???? D - The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/23/22 ????
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Rebel - 8/19/23 ????
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 9/20/23 ??
S - Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting - 11/26/22 ????
O - Olivia Drake - Abducted by a Prince - 4/8/23 ????
R - Rains, Annie - Springtime at Hope Cottage - 12/8/22 ????
Y - Yarnall, Beth - Lush - 2/11/23 ????

Zephyr (6/6)
Z - Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ????
E - The 18th Abduction by James Patterson - 2/19/23 ???
P - Playmaker by L.P. Dover - 11/13/22 ????
H - The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/3/22 ????
Y - You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus - 3/9/23 ???
R - R.K. Lilley - Mr. Beautiful - 10/23/22 ????

**CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/20/23

Congrats Connie!