2020 Challenges and Read-A-Thons

January: THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones (Orig. pub date 01/14/20)
February: NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez (Orig pub date 02/18/20)
March: MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch (Starts w/M)
April: Wild Card- Bithday month
May: A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky (Orig. pub date 05/19/20)
June: THE MENU by Steven Manchester (Orig. pub date 06/02/20
July: HURRY HOME by Roz Nay ( Orig. pub date 07/07/20)
August: THE FIRST TO LIE by Hank Phillippi (Orig. pub date 08/04/20)
September: DON’T LOOK FOR ME by Wendy Walker (Orig. pub date 09/15/20)
October: THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Rose Carlyle (Orig. pub date 10/15/20)
November:
December:PRETTY LITTLE WIFE by Darby Kane (Orig. pub date 12/29/20)

#MonthlyKeyWordGXO
Read 1 book that includes one or more of the key words in the title.
Key words can be tweaked. ~ Link up end of month

JANUARY – Water, This, Hello, Sun, New, Six
**FEBRUARY – (Girl) THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine
**MARCH – (In) IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn
APRIL – Lost, Below, City, Jewel, Night, My
MAY – Sky, Name, Blue, Book, Enchant, Is
JUNE – And, Beach, Number, Wish, Down, Word
JULY – Boy, Last, Day, Into, Dear, Summer
AUGUST – Kiss, Flower, When, Happy, North, Right
**SEPTEMBER – Eye DON’T LOOK FOR ME by Wendy Walker
OCTOBER – Haunt, Around, Shadow, Grave, Murder, Deep
NOVEMBER – Look, Forest, Out, Color, Lock, Now
DECEMBER – Sword, Magic, Fly, Of, Silver, Crown

01. THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones (01/14/20)
02. NO STONE UNTURNED by Andrea Kane (03/20/20)
03. BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald (02/04/20)
04. NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez (02/18/20)
05. THE LAST SCOOP by R.G. Belsky (05/20/20)
06. YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (03/03/20)
07. DIRTY OLD TOWN by Gabriel Valjan (01/14/20)
08. THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine (05/19/20)
09. IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn (03/01/20)
10. THIS IS HOW I LIED by Heather Gudenkauf (05/12/20)
11. STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle (06/09/20)
12. A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky (05/19/20)
13. THE PINEBOX VENDETTA by Jeff Bond (02/19/20)
14. THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Michele Campbell (07/28/20)
15. THE MENU by Steven Manchester (06/02/20)
16. THE GOLDEN GIRL by Dana Perry (06/08/20)
17. HURRY HOME by Roz Nay ( 07/07/20)
18. A MILLION LITTLE LIES by Bette Lee Crosby (06/16/20)
19. SISTERS by Fran Lewis (07/10/20)
20. THE FIRST TO LIE by Hank Phillippi(08/04/20)
21. THE MOTHER-IN-LAW by Kiersten Modglin(02/28/20)
22. THE NIGHT SWIM by Megan Goldin(08/04/20)
23. DON’T LOOK FOR ME by Wendy Walker (09/15/20)
24. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH by Gilly Macmillan (09/22/20)
25. THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Rose Carlyle (10/15/20)
26. EYE FOR EYE by J.K. Franko (10/05/20)
27. THE TRIAL OF JOE HARLAN JUNIOR by J.K. Franko (10/05/20)

28. TOOTH FOR TOOTH by J.K. Franko (10/05/20)
29. LITTLE DEADLY SECRETS by Pamela Crane (08/18/20)
30. PRETTY LITTLE WIFE by Darby Kane (12/29/20)

Level 26-35 books – Inspector
#CloakDaggerChal
Link up monthly

01. BREAKFAST WITH THE FBI by Erina Bridget Ring
02. THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones
03. NO STONE UNTURNED by Andrea Kane
04. BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald
05. NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
06. THE LAST SCOOP by R.G. Belsky
07. YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
08. DIRTY OLD TOWN by Gabriel Valjan
09. THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine
10. MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch
11. THE SILENT VICTIM by Dana Perry
12. IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn
13. THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher
14. THIS IS HOW I LIED by Heather Gudenkauf
15. STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle
16. THE PINEBOX VENDETTA by Jeff Bond
17. THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Michele Campbell
18. THE GOLDEN GIRL by Dana Perry
19. HURRY HOME by Roz Nay
20. EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker
21. THE FIRST TO LIE by Hank Phillippi
22. THE MOTHER-IN-LAW by Kiersten Modglin
23. THE NIGHT SWIM by Megan Goldin
24. DON’T LOOK FOR ME by Wendy Walker
25. THE THIRD MRS. DURST by Ann Aguirre
26. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH by Gilly Macmillan
27. THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Rose Carlyle
28. EYE FOR EYE by J.K. Franko
29. THE TRIAL OF JOE HARLAN JUNIOR by J.K. Franko
30. TOOTH FOR TOOTH by J.K. Franko
31. LITTLE DEADLY SECRETS by Pamela Crane
32. PRETTY LITTLE WIFE by Darby Kane
33.
34.
35.

COMPLETED 10/04/20

Level: 10-19 – Semi Pro Status
#ForTheLoveOfEbooks20
Link up quarterly

01. THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones
02. BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald
03. NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
04. YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
05. THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine
06. MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch
07. IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn
08. THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher
09. STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle
10. A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky
11. THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Michele Campbell
12. THE MENU by Steven Manchester
13. HURRY HOME by Roz Nay
14. A MILLION LITTLE LIES by Bette Lee Crosby
15. THE FIRST TO LIE by Hank Phillippi
16. THE NIGHT SWIM by Megan Goldin
17. DON’T LOOK FOR ME by Wendy Walker
18. THE THIRD MRS. DURST by Ann Aguirre
19. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH by Gilly Macmillan

Level: 10-19 – Semi Pro Status
#PrintOnly2020
Link up quarterly

01. BREAKFAST WITH THE FBI by Erina Bridget Ring
02. NO STONE UNTURNED by Andrea Kane
03. THE LAST SCOOP by R.G. Belsky
04. DIRTY OLD TOWN by Gabriel Valjan
05. KNIT 2, PURL 2, KILL 2 by Erina Bridget Ring
06. THE SILENT VICTIM by Dana Perry
07. THIS IS HOW I LIED by Heather Gudenkauf
08. THE PINEBOX VENDETTA by Jeff Bond
09. THE GOLDEN GIRL by Dana Perry
10. SISTERS by Fran Lewis
11. EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker
12. THE MOTHER-IN-LAW by Kiersten Modglin
13. TOOTH FOR TOOTH by J.K. Franko
14. LITTLE DEADLY SECRETS by Pamela Crane
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

11. WHAT’S IN A NAME
Hosted by Carolina Book Nook

1. An ampersand – & (ex. Blanca & Roja, Rot & Ruin)
2. An antonym (ex. Big Little Lies, Wicked Saints)
3. 4 letters or less (ex. Feed, Vox)
**4. A given/first name EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker
**5. Reference to children Girl THE GOLDEN GIRL by Dana Perry
**6. One of the 4 natural elements – water STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle

12. NETGALLEY & EDELWEISS
Hosted by Reading Between The Pages

05/06/20

#NGEW2020
Link up monthly
Level- Bronze

01. THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones
02. BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald
03. NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
04. YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
05. THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine
06. MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch
07. IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn
08. THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher
09. STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle
10. A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky

13. 2020 ALPHABET SOUP
Hosted by Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

The First Main Word Needs To Be The Letter You Are Counting
Except For those pesky Q, X, AND Z titles then the word that starts with the challenge letter can be anywhere in the title.
You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles

#AlphabetSoupChallenge

A – A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky
B – BREAKFAST WITH THE FBI by Erina Bridget Ring
C –
D – DIRTY OLD TOWN by Gabriel Valjan
E – EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker
F – THE FIRST TO LIE by Hank Phillippi
G – THE GOLDEN GIRL by Dana Perry
H – HURRY HOME by Roz Nay
I – IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn
J –
K – KNIT 2, PURL 2, KILL 2 by Erina Bridget Ring
L – THE LAST SCOOP by R.G. Belsky
M – MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch
N – NO STONE UNTURNED by Andrea Kane
0 –
P – THE PINEBOX VENDETTA by Jeff Bond
Q –
R –
S – THE SILENT VICTIM by Dana Perry
T – THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones
U –
V –
W – THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine
X –
Y – YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Z –

14. 2020 ALPHABET SOUP ~ AUTHOR EDITION
Hosted by Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

#AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge

A – THE THIRD MRS. DURST by Ann Aguirre
B – THE LAST SCOOP by R.G. Belsky
C – BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald
D – A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky
E – BREAKFAST WITH THE FBI by Erina Bridget Ring
F – THE WIVES by Tarryn Fisher
G – YOU ARE NOT ALONE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
H – NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
I –
J – THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones
K – NO STONE UNTURNED by Andrea Kane
L – THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine
M – THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Michele Campbell
N – HURRY HOME by Roz Nay
0 –
P – THE SILENT VICTIM by Dana Perry
Q –
R – KNIT 2, PURL 2, KILL 2 by Erina Bridget Ring
S – IN AN INSTANT by Suzanne Redfearn
T –
U –
V – DIRTY OLD TOWN by Gabriel Valjan
W – EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker
X –
Y –
Z –

15. 2020 LITERARY ESCAPES
Hosted by Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

#LiteraryEscapes/

Alabama –
Alaska –
Arizona –
Arkansas –
California – NO BAD DEED by Heather Chavez
Colorado – HURRY HOME by Roz Nay
Connecticut – THE WIFE STALKER by Liv Constantine (cover)
Delaware –
District of Columbia –
Florida – EYE FOR EYE by J.K. Franko
Georgia – A MILLION LITTLE LIES by Bette Lee Crosby
Hawaii –
Idaho –
Illinois –
Indiana – MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch
Iowa – THIS IS HOW I LIED by Heather Gudenkauf
Kansas –
Kentucky –
Louisiana –
Maine –
Maryland –
Massachusetts – DIRTY OLD TOWN by Gabriel Valjan
Michigan –
Minnesota –
Mississippi –
Missouri –
Montana –
Nebraska –
Nevada –
New Hampshire –
New Jersey –
New Mexico – THE BETTER LIAR by Tanen Jones
New York – NO STONE UNTURNED by Andrea Kane
North Carolina – STRANGER IN THE LAKE by Kimberly Belle
North Dakota –
Ohio –
Oklahoma –
Oregon –
Pennsylvania – LITTLE DEADLY SECRETS by Pamela Crane
Rhode Island – A WEEK BY THE SHORE by Barbara Delinsky
South Carolina –
South Dakota –
Tennessee –
Texas – THE TRIAL OF JOE HARLAN JUNIOR by J.K. Franko
Utah –
Vermont –
Virginia –
Washington – BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald
West Virginia –
Wisconsin –
Wyoming –

Abroad

London: TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH by Gilly Macmillan

Australia: THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Rose Carlyle