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June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
12/12
TASKS
#1. Read a bestseller
The 24th Hour by James Patterson 4 stars
#2. Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor AA 2 stars
#3. Read a book set in the USA
The Edge by David Baldacci 5 stars
#4. Read a book written under a pen name
Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day (Edith Maxwell) 4 stars
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
The Villa by Nora Roberts4 stars
SPELL IT OUT
R The Queen of Poisons by Robert Thorogood 5 stars
O Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars
BDizzy Spells by Morgana Best AA 4 stars
E Murder on Stage by F.L. Everett 4 stars
RStorm Child by Michael Robotham AA 4 stars
T The Cornish Campsite Murder by Fiona Leitch 4 stars
S The Snowman of Zanzibar by Gordon Wallis 4 stars
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
12/12
TASKS
#1. Read a bestseller
#2. Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
#3. Read a book set in the USA
#4. Read a book written under a pen name
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)





SPELL IT OUT
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June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
16/16
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance. OR
**Read a bestseller
Wedding Bells by the Creek by Janet Gover 5★s 21/6/24 AA
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr 4★s 5/6/24 AA
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 4★s 25/6/24 San Francisco
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
Evans to Betsy by Rhys Bowen 5★s 4/6/24
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Random in Death by J.D. Robb 5★s 8/6/24
SPELL OUT
NPeppercorn House by Nicole Hurley-Moore 5★s 7/6/24 AA
OOne Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner 5★s 26/6/24
RStorm Child by Michael Robotham 5★s 16/6/24 AA
ASilent Ritual by Andrew James Greig 5★s 20/6/24
IMurder at Traitor's Gate by Irina Shapiro 4★s 14/6/24
NThe Blood Tide by Neil Lancaster 5★s 22/6/24
DDown the Track by Stella Quinn 3★s 2/6/24 AA
ECaptive on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5★s 6/6/24
AAmong the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan 5★s 3/6/24 AA
TThe Pyramid Murders by Fiona Veitch Smith 4★s 7/6/24
HThe Body Under the Stage by Kate Hardy 4★s 9/6/24
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
16/16
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance. OR
**Read a bestseller
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)




BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)

SPELL OUT
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Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/5 books (min 1AA)
TASKS:
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
✔ Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (read 22 June) 5★
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
✔ This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter (read 20 June) 5★
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
✔ Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni (USA) (read 13 June) 4.5★
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
** Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
✔ Bright Objects by Ruby Todd AA (read 16 June) 4.5★
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
✔ Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb (#32 In Death) (read 9 June) 5★






Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
16/16
TASKS- Completed
**Read a romance OR
**Read a bestseller
As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur AA 4 stars 18/6/24
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins 5 stars 17/6/24
**Read a book set in the USA OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
The Perfect Assassin by James Patterson 4stars 5/6/24
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
After That Night by Karin Slaughter 4 stars 16/6/24
**Read a book by Nora Roberts (or J.D. Robb)
The Choice by Nora Roberts 4 stars 24/6/24
SPELL IT OUT!!!! - Completed

Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
11/11
TASKS
#1.Read a romance.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton finished 12/6/24 4⭐
#2. Read a Mystery
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth AA finished 3/6/24 3⭐
#3. Read a book set in the USA OR Ireland
I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee finished 29/6/24 3.5⭐
#4.Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri finished 26/6/24 4⭐




SPELL OUT
R I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai finished 21/6/24 4⭐
O Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield finished 19/6/24 4⭐
B Horse by Geraldine Brooks AA finished 7/6/24 4⭐
E Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko AA finished 2/7/24 3⭐
R The Secret World of Connie Starr by Robbi Neal AA finished 22/6/24 3⭐
T Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky finished 7/6/24 4⭐
S The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt AA finished 10/6/24 4⭐








June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
4/4 (1 AA)
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.
**Read a bestseller.
Murder Town by Shelley Burr AA ✅ 3* (19/6)
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series.
**Read a Mystery.
The Drowning Girls by Lisa Regan ✅ 4* (8/6)
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA.
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter ✅ 3* (3/6)
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title).
Twelve Secrets by Robert Gold ✅ 4* (26/6)





Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
3/4 books (min 1AA)
TASKS:
#1. **Read a Best Seller
The Night Gate by Peter May
#2. **Read a Mystery
#3. **Read a book set in the USA
#4. **Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)





June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Medium
7/7
SPELL OUT








Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: hard (4AA)
12/12
#1. **Read a romance
A Match for Papa by Maria Greene, Victoria Hinton, Donna Lea Simpson 7/6 3★
#2. **Read a Mystery
Mayo Street by Peter Fitzpatrick 4/6 4.5★ (AA)
#3. **Read a book set in Ireland
The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy 5/6 3★
#4. **Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James 9/6 2.5★
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 9/6 4★





SPELL OUT : title, author, Q/X/Z somewhere
I- Into the Night by Fleur McDonald 15/6 3.5★ (AA)
R- Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor 21/6 2★
E- Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey 29/6 3★ (AA)
L- Love Letter to Lola by Carmel Bird 12/6 3.5★ (AA)
A- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 13/6 4★
N- Death A L'Orange by Nancy Fairbanks 8/6 3★
D- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley 8/6 4★








Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
Read a bestseller -
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
Read a Mystery -
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
Read a book set in the USA -
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
Read a book written under a pen name -





Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
5/5
Completed 22nd June
TASKS
✔️ #1. Read a bestseller
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - 03/06 - 5★
✔️ #2. Read a Mystery
Paradise by Patricia Wolf *AA* - 16/06 - 4.5★
✔️ #3. Read a book set in the USA
Borrowed Time by Tracy Clark (Chicago) - 22/06 - 5★
✔️ #4. Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths - 07/06 - 3.5★
✔️ BONUS
**Read a book by J.D. Robb
Celebrity in Death - 14/06 - 3.5★






June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)






June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: EASY
4/4 Books
1/1 AA
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TASKS
✅ #1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a bestseller
🦘 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (2023) - Benjamin Stevenson 3/6/24 5★
✅ #2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (1912) - Maurice Leblanc 343pp 2/6/24 5★
✅ #3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
Long Island (2024) - Colm Tóibín 288pp 1/6/24 5★
✅ #4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name
Tiger by the Tail (1954) - James Hadley Chase 256pp 6/6/24 5★





**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)

Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard (4AA)
12/12 Completed 15-JUN-2024
TASKS
#1. **Read a romance :
#2. **Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH :
#3. **Read a book set in the USA :
#4. **Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON :




BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts :

SPELL OUT
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Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
10/12 3/4 AA
✔︎1.Read a romance or a bestseller - Outback Blaze by Rachael Johns AA 2/6 3
✔︎2. Read a mystery - Flying Too High by Kerry GreenwoodAA 13/6 3
✔︎3. Read a book set in the USA - The Library Book by Susan Orlean 27/6 4
✔︎4. Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON - Evans Above by Rhys Bowen 15/6 3*




BONUS
✔︎ Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb) - Kindred in Death by J D Robb 29/6 4*

SPELL OUT
I - Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
✔︎N -A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks 18/6 3*
✔︎D - Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon 6/6 3*
✔︎E - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 30/6 3
A - An Outback Marriage: A Story of Australian Life by A.B. Paterson AA
✔︎T - The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland AA 9/6 4*
✔︎H - Hot Milk by Deborah Levy 11/6 2*








JUNE Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
11/114/4 AA
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)
TASKS
✅1. Read a bestseller: The Women by Kristin Hannah ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Vietnam) 1 June 2024 my review
✅2. Read a Mystery: Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3. Read a book set in Ireland: The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (Ireland) 13 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4. Read a book written under a pen name: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review (AA)




SPELL OUT
✅R-The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan 8 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅O-One Day in Winter by Shari Low (Scotland) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅M-Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy (Greece) 9 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅A-The Foretelling of Georgie Spider by Ambelin Kwaymullina 16 June 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅N-Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen 6 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐ my review (AA)
✅C-The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan* (Scotland) 3 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅E-This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar 2 Jun 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ my review








Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
5/5 (as of 18/8/24)
Tasks
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels.
Read a romance.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 5/7/24
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series. Read a Mystery
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 12/6/24
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA. Read a book set in the USA.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 19/6/24
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson. Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 18/8/24
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 19/7/24






Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: easy
4/4
1/1 AA
🌼#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance
The Secret of Happy Ever After, Lucy Dillon, 6/8/24, 4*
🌼#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
Guiltless, Viveca Sten, 6/1/24, 3*
🌼#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
Sweet Thursday, John Steinbeck, 6/23/24, 3*
🌼#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
Backwoods Ripper, Anna Willett, 6/25/24, 4*, AA

Level: Easy
5/5
1/1 AA DONE
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance State of Grace Marie Force 6/6 ★★★★★
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery Raisins and Almonds Kerry Greenwood 6/2 ★★★★ AA
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in Ireland Murder in an Irish Bookshop Carlene O'Connor 6/3 ★★★
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON All Spell Breaks Loose Lisa Shearin 6/14 ★★★
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts Born in Ice Nora Roberts 6/11 ★★★★






June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: HARD
8/9
AA 🦘 4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.

#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery

#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in Ireland

#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name

BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
NORA
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Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
Signed, Sealed, Married Annie West AA 5* 6/3/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
The Body Under the Stage Kate Hardy Done 4* 14/6/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
Her Father's Secret Kate Wiley Done 4* 28/6/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
A Long Shadow H.L. Marsay
Done 4* 17/6/24 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)




Finished :)

June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance. OR
**Read a bestseller
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA (Seattle, Washington) OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)





Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard
11/11 Tasks & Spell Out
6/4 AA
1/1 Bonus
TASKS
✅1. Read a romance.
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher - 18 June - 5⭐️
✅2. Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe AA - 4 June - 5⭐️
✅3. Read a book set in the USA
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel - 22 June - 5⭐️
✅4. Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON
Emergency Exit Only by Michelle Upton AA - 28 June - 4⭐️




✅BONUS: Read a book by J.D. Robb - Seduction in Death - 30 June - 5⭐️

SPELL OUT: Romance
✅R - Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic AA - 9 June - 5⭐️
✅O - Outback Dreams by Rachael Johns AA - 9 June - 3⭐️
✅M - Mirror Man by Fiona McIntosh AA - 18 June - 4⭐️
✅A - Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb - 19 June - 5⭐️
✅N - Network Effect by Martha Wells - 23 June - 5⭐️
✅C - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 25 June - 5⭐️
✅E - The Enemy Within by Tim Ayliffe AA - 26 June - 5⭐️








June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
4/4
1/1 AA
EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name





Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
5/5
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance
The One That Got Away by Karly Lane(AA) READ 2/6/24 4*
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
The Wild Date Palm by Diane Armstrong(AA) READ 9/6/24 3*
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
Devil's Kitchen by Candice Fox(AA) READ 15/6/24 3*
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name
Murder in the Mansion by Faith Martin READ 4/6/24 4*




BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)


Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Hard 9/9 AA 4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
✔️➡️**Read a romance.
Sunshine through the Rain by Penelope Janu AA....3.5* 07/06/24
OR
**Read a bestseller
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
✔️➡️**Read a Mystery
The Deep by Kyle Perry AA....3.5* 15/06/24
OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
✔️➡️**Read a book set in the USA
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus....4.5* 09/06/24
OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
✔️➡️**Read a book written under a pen name
Death of a Sweep by M.C. Beaton ( Marion Chesney)....3.5* 02/06/24
OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)




SPELL OUT
✔️N - The Newlywed by Anna Willett AA....4* 22/06/24
✔️O - 1984 by George Orwell....3.5* 17/06/24
✔️V - The Drowning Girls by Veronica Lando AA....3* 07/06/24
✔️E - Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis....4* 16/06/24
✔️L - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny....4.5* 21/06/24






Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: medium 7/7 -- 4 AA's
Spell-it-out
F -- Flame for You by Raleigh Damson -- 4★ -- 29/06/2024
I -- Inheritance by Nora Roberts -- 5★ -- 15/06/2026
C -- The Cattleman's Daughter by Chris Taylor -- AA -- 5★ -- 10/06/2024
T -- Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie -- AA 5★ -- 15/06/2024
I -- Into the Night by Fleur McDonald -- AA -- 5★ -- 21/06/2024
O -- Only She Knew by Linda Charles -- AA -- 4★ -- 30/06/2024
N -- Nash's Promise by Stacey Wilk -- 4★ -- 27/08/2024






Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level:Easy
4/4
TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance.
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)





Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Medium
6/6
3/3 AA
J -
D -
R -
O -
B -
B -







Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy (Tasks)
Progress: 4/4 (AA 1/1) - COMPLETED 15/6/24
TASKS:
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance:
- FINISHED 2/6/24 - 4* (9/10)
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery:
- FINISHED 15/6/24 - 4* (9/10)
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in Ireland:
- FINISHED 12/6/24 - 4* (8.5/10)
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title):
- FINISHED 15/6/24 - 4* (8/10)





June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: Easy
Progress: 7/7 AA: 2/2
TASKS
1. A: Read a romance. OR
B: Read a bestseller
2. A: Read a Mystery OR
B: Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
3. A: Read a book set in the USA OR
B: Read a book set in Ireland
4. A: Read a book written under a pen name OR
B: Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)








#1. Read a romance:
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

B - Birds of Prey by J.A. Jance - 4⭐️ - 7/6/24
T - The Murder Mystery Book Club by C.A. Larmer AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 4/6/24




June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level: EASY
4/4 Books
1/1 AA
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TASKS
✅ #1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a bestseller
🦘 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (2023) - Benjamin Stevenson 3/6/24 5★
✅ #2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (1912) - Maurice Leblanc 343pp 2/6/24 5★
✅ #3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA
Long Island (2024) - Colm Tóibín 288pp 1/6/24 5★
✅ #4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name
Tiger by the Tail (1954) - James Hadley Chase 256pp 6/6/24 5★





**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
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June Featured Author - Nora Roberts
Duration: 1/6/24 - 30/6/24
Level:
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EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
MEDIUM - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)
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June's Featured Author is Nora Roberts
This is a two-part challenge, where you are welcome to complete either the task section or the spell section, or both. A book may be used only one time for this challenge.
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TASKS
#1. Nora Roberts is a well renowned author of romance novels. Since 1999 every one of her novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list
**Read a romance. OR
**Read a bestseller
#2. Under the pen name of J.D.Robb Nora has written a very long mystery series, called the In Death series
**Read a Mystery OR
**Read a book where BOTH the author's initials fit into IN DEATH
#3. Nora has always lived in the USA although she claims Irish ancestry and often includes Irish characters in her books.
**Read a book set in the USA OR
**Read a book set in Ireland
#4. Most of us know J.D.Robb is a pen name but did you know Nora Roberts is as well? Her birth name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
**Read a book written under a pen name OR
**Read a book where the first letters of every word in the title can be found in ELEANOR ROBERTSON (at least a two word title)
BONUS
**Read a book by Nora Roberts. (or J.D. Robb)
SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
Nora Roberts (first, last or both)
Author
Bestseller
Romance
Novel
Fiction
Mystery
In Death
J.D Robb
Series
America
Ireland