CAROL'S READING LOG - 2026 -Please don't leave messages here!

2026 stats - Books said would complete - - Actual read... books read by 12/31/26 - Challenge Completed:
January - 38 - 1/31
February - 35- 2/27
March -35- 3/31
April - 36 - 4/30
May - 31- 5/30
June - 35 - 6/29
July - 4-7/3
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -

Total Books read in 2026 - 213- 7/3 - 43%

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JANUARY
38/38
M/M ROMANCE
⛄Imago - N. R. Walker - 5★ January Friend (Tasmania)
⛄Shades of Darkness- Nicky James - 5★ (Canada)
⛄The Power of Love - Romeo Alexander - 5★ (Colorado)
⛄Handle With Care - Romeo Alexander - 5★ (Michigan)
⛄Wolf at First Sight - Rhys Ford - 5★ - (California)
⛄The Truth of Loving You - Heather Leighson - 4.5★ (New York)
⛄Colin - Episode 1-3 - Ciara Darren - 4.5★ (Michigan)
⛄Colin - Episode 4-6 -Ciara Darren - 4.5★ (Michigan)
⛄Colin - Episode 7-9 - Ciara Darren - 5★ (Michigan)
⛄Colin - Episode 10-12 - Ciara Darren -4★ (Michigan)
⛄Colin - Episode 13-15 - Ciara Darren -5★ (Michigan)
⛄The Story of Danny Rose - Cara Dee - 5★
⛄Exposure - Romeo Alexander - 5★ (fictional town of Greenford)
⛄Leather and Longing - K.C. Wells - 5★ (Isle of Wight, U.K.)
⛄Zeke and Wesley, The Barn Book #1 - Jodi Payne & BA Tortuga -5★ (Alaska)
⛄Frost and Q - The Barn Series - Book #2 - Julia Talbot & BA Tortuga -4.5★ (Alaska)
⛄Family Rules - Jacki James -5★ (Texas, some Arizona)
⛄Teach Me - K.C. Wells - 4.5★ (Florida)
⛄September's Tide - K.C. Wells -5★ (Isle of wight - south off the U.K.)
⛄A Little Christmas - Matty's Secret - JP Sayle - 4.5★ (Illinois)
⛄Protecting the Nerd - Nora Phoenix - 5★ - (Washington)
⛄Befriending the Bear - Nora Phoenix - 5★ (Washington)
⛄Leave - L.A. Witt - 5★ (Okinawa Japan - (California)
⛄Sheriff's Choice -Jacki James 4★ - (Texas) (24)
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OTHER GENERAS
⛄What Will Burn - James Oswald - 5★ (Scotland) - (Group Read)
⛄Girl in the Creek - Wendy N. Wagner - 5★ (Oregon)
⛄We Live Here Now - Sarah Pinborough - 4.5★ (England)
⛄Black Sheep - by Rachel Harrisonister - 5★ (New Jersey)
⛄Mister Magic - Kiersten White -3★ (Utah)
⛄Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron - 4.5★ (Louisianna)
⛄The Other Woman - Sandie Jones - 4★(England)
⛄The Bride of Ashbyrn House - Amy Cross - 5★ (England)
⛄Quarter to Midnight - Darcy Coates - 5★
⛄The Sleep Experiment - Jeremy Bates - 5★ - (Russia/California)
⛄The House of Last Resort - Christopher Golden -★ (Sicily)
⛄Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand - 5-★ (England)
⛄The Farm - Amy Cross - 5-★ (Norway)
⛄The Witch of Wild Things - Raquel Vasquez Gilliland -3.5★ (Tennessee) (14)
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FEBRUARY
35/35
M/M ROMANCE
💘Out of A Fix - Mary Calmes -5★ (Washington)
💘The New Hire - A.W. Scott -5★
💘Broken Warrior- K.C. Wells & Parker Williams -5★ (New Mexico)
💘Love Me - K.C. Wells -5★ (Florida)
💘Suprise Play - Carly Marie -4.5★ (Tennessee)
💘Fire and Flint - Andrew Grey -5★ (Pennsylvania)
💘Age Rules - Jacki James & Michelle Frost -5★ (Texas)
💘Daddy Rules - Jacki James 5★ (Texas)
💘Cowboy Rules - Jacki James -5★ (Texas)
💘We Have till Dawn - Cara Dee -5★ (New York)
💘The Only Way to Dream- M.A. Innes -5★
💘Clashing Hearts - Nicky James -5★ (Ontario Canada)
💘Comforting the Grump- Nora Phoenix -5★ (Washington)
💘Conditioning Loan - L.A. Witt - 4★ (Washington)
💘The Meaning of You - Jay Hogan - 5★ (New Zealand)
💘The Question of Us - Jay Hogan - 5★ (New Zealand)
💘Keep You Safe - Annabeth Albert - 5★ (Colorado)
💘Making It Personal - K.C. Wells - 5★ (England)
💘Return to Zero - Isobel Starling - 5★ (Scotland)
💘Roommate Arrangements - Saxon James - 4.5★ (Massachusetts) (20)
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OTHER GENERA
💘Death Watcher - Chris Carter -5★ (Group Read) - (California)
💘The Butterfly Clues - Kate Ellison -★ (Feb Friend) -3.5★ (Ohio)
💘Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews -4.5★ - (Virginia)
💘French Quarter Fright Night - Ellen Byron -3★ (Louisianna)
💘Night Watcher- Daphne Woolsoncroft - 5★ (Oregon)
💘Holy Ghost Road - John Mantooth - 4.5★ (Alabama)
💘The Nothing Man - Catherine Ryan Howard -5★ (Ireland)
💘The Body at Auercliff - Amy Cross -5★ (England)
💘The Nanny - Gilly MacMillian -4.5★ (England)
💘Voices in the Snow - Darcy Coats-5★ (Australia)
💘Dead Man's Grave - Neil Lancaster -5★ (Scotland)
💘Ghost Mother - Kelly Dwyer -5★ (Wisconsin)
💘The Madness -Dawn Kurtagich - 5★ (Wales)
💘Dark River Inn - J.R. Erikson -3★
💘Helme House - J.R. Erickson - 5★ (Michigan) (15)
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MARCH
35/35
M/M ROMANCE
🍀The Truth of Loving You - Heather Leighson - 4.5★ (New York)
🍀The Promise of Together- Jay Hogan - 5+★ (New Zealand)
🍀Broken Wheels - K.C. Wells & Parker Williams - 5★
🍀Work Rules - Jacki James - 5★ (Texas)
🍀Splinter - E. Davies - 4.5★ (Tennessee)
🍀Nailed - K.M. Neuhold -5★
🍀Nuts - S E Jakes -4.5★ (Massachusetts)
🍀Reindeer Games - N.R. Walker -5★ (North Carolina)
🍀Counterblow - Isobel Starling -5★ (England)
🍀Glamours - Romeo Alexander - 4.5★ (Michigan)
🍀Powder Burns - Isobel Starling -5★ (England)
🍀The Rebel Candidate - Isobel Starling -5★ (England)
🍀Digging Deep - Jay Hogan -5★ (New Zealand)
🍀Bait and Switch - Elle Keaton -5★ (Heartstone Island off the coast of Washington)
🍀Try - Ella Frank -5★ (Illinois)
🍀Hardwood - K.M. Neuhold -5★ (Wisconsin)
🍀Boyfriend Goals - Riley Hart -4.5★ (California)
🍀Burn it Down - Julian Wray - 4★ (North Carolina)18)
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OTHER GENERA
🍀The Seventh Plague - James Rollins -5★ (Group Read) - (Egypt & Sudan)
🍀In the Winter Woods - Isabelle Adler -4★ (Friend #5) (Vermont)
🍀Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter -4.5★ (Georgia)
🍀What Have We Done - Alex Finley - 5★ (Pennsylvania)
🍀A Stir of Echoes - Richard Matheson - 5★ (Illinois)
🍀Dead Letter Days - Kelly Armstrong - 5★ (Canada, British Columbia)
🍀The Haunting of Blackwych Grange - 5★ Amy Cross (England)
🍀If You See Her - Ania Ahlborn -3.5★ (Michigan)
🍀Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs - ★ (Vietnam, North Carolina, Canada, Hawaii)
🍀Paths of the Dead - Lin Anderson - 4★ (Scotland)
🍀Memorials- Richard Chizmar - 4.5★ (Pennsylvania)
🍀Bless Me Father for YOU Have Sinned - Bruce Lewis - 4.5-★ (Oregon)
🍀Camp Slaughter - Sergio Gomez - 5 ★ - (Pennsylvania)
🍀A Rip Through Time - Kelly Armstrong - 5 ★ (Scotland)
🍀The Neighbors - Ania Ahlborn 4.5★
🍀Deadlock - Tim Curren - 5★ (Michigan)
🍀We Still Live - Sara Dobie Bauer - 4.5★ (Ohio) (17)
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APRIL
36/36
M/M ROMANCE
☂️Setting the Hook - Andrew Grey -5★ (Florida)
☂️Ebb and Flow - Andrew Grey -5★ (Florida)
☂️Dead Serious with Benefits - Romeo Alexander -5★ (Michigan)
☂️The Man Who Set Me Free- Romeo Alexander -5★ (Michigan)
☂️Legendry Daddy - Mia Monroe -4.5★ (California)
☂️Men in Uniform - Romeo Alexander -5★ (Maine)
☂️Shock & Awe - Abigail Roux -5★ (Louisianna, Colorado)
☂️Celebrating the Season - Nora Phoenix -4.5★ (Washington)
☂️Gummy Bears & Grenades - Charlie Cochet -4.5★ (Washington)
☂️Rise & Fall - Charlie Cochet -4.5★ - (New York & the THIRDS Universe)
☂️Running to You - Andrew Grey -5★ (Mississippi, Pennsylvania)
☂️Bad Idea - Damon Suede -4.5★ (New York)
☂️The Truth of Loving You- Heather Leighson -5★ (New York)
☂️Unmade - Cara Dee -5★ (Virginia)
☂️Remade - Cora Dee -5★ (Virginia/Washington)
☂️Concealed Hearts - Nicky James -5★ (Canada, Jasper, Alberta)
☂️All Fired Up - Morticia Knight -5★ (Nevada)
☂️Justice Prevails - Morticia Knight -5★ (Nevada)
☂️Operation Sunshine - K.C. Wells -5★ (Australia)
☂️Gator - Jacki James -5★ (Texas)
☂️Angels and Omens - Morgan Brice -5★ - (New Jersey)
☂️Pretty Puppy - Morticia Knight -4★ (Nevada)
☂️Trust Me - K.C. Wells - 5★ (Florida
☂️Edge of Control - M. Walker -5★ (New York) (24)
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OTHER GENERA
☂️When Falcons Fall - C.S. Harris -5★ (Group Read) - (England)
☂️When the Sea is Rising Red - Cat Hellisen -4.5★ (Africa) - (Friend #1)
☂️Holy Ghost Road - John Mantooth -4.5★ (Alabama)
☂️Vanishing Daughters - Cynthis Pelayo -5★ (Illinois)
☂️White Line Fever - K.C. Jones -4.5★ - (Oregon)
☂️The Shuttering- Ania Ahlborn -4.5★ - (Colorado)
☂️Good and Joyful Things - Ania Ahlborn -3★ (New Hampshire)
☂️I Call Upon Thee - Ania Ahlborn -4.5★ (California, New York)
☂️The Hunting Ground - Cliff McNish -5★
☂️The Dover Demon - Hunter Shea -5★ (Massachusetts)
☂️Where I End - Sophie White - 4.5★ (Ireland)
☂️Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris-5★ (Tennessee) (12)
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MAY
32/32
M/M ROMANCE
🌸His Every Move - M. (Max) Walker - 5★ (Georgia)
🌸Without Limits - M.A. Innes - 4★
🌸Step Daddy- Morticia Knight - 4.5★ (Nevada)
🌸Heart Unbroken - Andrew Grey - 5★ (Wisconsin)
🌸Fire and Granite - Andrew Grey - 5★ (Pennsylvania)
🌸Fire & Agate - Andrew Grey - 5★ (Pennsylvania)
🌸Tanner - Shaw Montgomery - 4.5★ (Alabama)
🌸Embracing Faith - M.A. Innes - 5★
🌸Ocean's Lost Octopus - Della Cain -5★
🌸Creek - Nora Phoenix & E.M. Lindsey - 5★ (California)
🌸His Every Move - M. Walker - 5★ (Georgia)
🌸Falling Embers - Romeo Alexander - 5★ (Colorado)
🌸Held Hostage - Morticia Knight - 3.5★ (Nevada)
🌸In His Sight - K.C. Wells - 5★ (Massachusetts)
🌸In Plain Sight - K.C. Wells- 5★ (Massachusetts)
🌸Marriage Rules - Jacki James - 4.5★ (Texas)
🌸Stranded - Andrew Grey - 5+★ (New York, California)
🌸Red Line - L.A. Witt - 5★ (Washington)
🌸Personal Changes - K.C. Wells - 5★ (England)
🌸Take - Ella Frank - 5★ (Illinois)
🌸Trust - Ella Frank - 5★ (Illinois) (21)
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OTHER GENERA
🌸The Blood Pit - Kate Ellis -5★ (Group Read) (England)
🌸The Body Finder- Kimberly Derting - 4.5★ (Friend)
🌸Afraid - Jack Kilborn -5★ (Wisconsin)
🌸Cold, Cold Bones - Kathy Reich -4★ (North Carolina)
🌸The Night Birds - Christopher Golden -5★ (Texas)
🌸In the Lonely Hours - Shannon Morgan -5★ (Scotland)
🌸The Fields - Erin Young -4.5★ (Iowa)
🌸My Wife is Missing - D.J. Palmer -5★ (New York) (Missouri)
🌸The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years - Shanum Khan -5★ (South Africa)
🌸A Corpse Called Bob - Benedict Brown -5★ (Spain)
🌸The Curse of Oak Island - Randall Sullivan - 5★ (Oak Island) (11)
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🏳️‍🌈 - ★
JUNE
37/37
M/M ROMANCES
🏳️‍🌈Irises in The Snow - Isabelle Adler -5★(Indiana)
🏳️‍🌈Cops Cake and Coffee - Samuel York -5★
🏳️‍🌈Second Act - Kaje Harper - 5★ - (Minnesota, California)
🏳️‍🌈Fish Sticks Friday - Rhys Ford - 5★ (California)
🏳️‍🌈Tease - Ella Frank - 5★ (Illinois)
🏳️‍🌈Hawk - Jacki James - 5★ (Texas)
🏳️‍🌈Screwed - K.M. Neuhold - 5★ (Wisconsin, Hawaii)
🏳️‍🌈Stud - K.M. Neuhold- 5★ (Wisconsin)
🏳️‍🌈Ernie's Lost Puppy - Della Cain & Kaytea Kat- 5★
🏳️‍🌈Trusting You, Trusting Me - Jacki James - 5★ (Virginia)
🏳️‍🌈Shiver - Jocelynn Drake - 5★ (Ohio)
🏳️‍🌈Shatter - Jocelynn Drake - 5★ (Ohio)
🏳️‍🌈Snow - Jocelynne Drake & Rinda Elliott- 5★ (Ohio)
🏳️‍🌈Skin Game - Elle Keaton - 5★ (Washington)
🏳️‍🌈Out of Sight - K.C. Wells - 5★ (Massachusetts)
🏳️‍🌈Firemen, Flames, and Fettuccine - Samuel York - 4.5★ (New York)
🏳️‍🌈The Redemption of River - Eli Easton - 5★ (Washington, India)
🏳️‍🌈The Man I Lied To - Romeo Alexander - 4.5★ (Colorado)
🏳️‍🌈Fake & Bake - Romeo Alxander - 5★ (Maine)
🏳️‍🌈The Truth of Our Past- Heather Leighson - 4★ (New York & Sweden)
🏳️‍🌈The Truth of Our Secrets - Heather Leighson- 4★ (New York)
🏳️‍🌈 Exploring Daddy - Mia Monroe - 5★ (California, Nevada)
🏳️‍🌈Power Bottom - Rowan McAllister (Maryland)
🏳️‍🌈Becoming Daddy- Mia Monroe - 5★ (California) (24)
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OTHER GENERA
🏳️‍🌈Angel's Flight - Michael Connelly -5★ (Group Read) - (California)
🏳️‍🌈Raven's Gate- Anthony Horowitz -5★ (Friend) (England)
🏳️‍🌈Bad Blood - Rhiannon Lassiter -5★ - (England)
🏳️‍🌈Truth or Dare -Celia Rees -4.5★ (England)
🏳️‍🌈Our Winter Monster - Dennis Mahoney -5★ (New York)
🏳️‍🌈Where the Dead Wait - Ally Wilkes - 5★ (The Arctic)
🏳️‍🌈The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre- Philip Fracassi - 4.5★- (New York)
🏳️‍🌈Coffin Moon - Keith Rosson - 5★ (Oregon)
🏳️‍🌈The House by the Cemetery - Lisa Childs - 4★ (Michigan)
🏳️‍🌈Murder Most Maine - Karen MacInerney - 3★
🏳️‍🌈King Sorrow - Joe Hill - 5★ (Maine)
🏳️‍🌈The Crowfield Curse - Pat Walsh - 4.5★ (England)
🏳️‍🌈Everything you always wanted to know about the French* (but were afraid to ask) - Gaspard Chevallier-5★ (France) (13)
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4/22
M & M ROMANCE
🧨Point of Contact - Melanie Hansen -5★ (July Friend)
*Tate - Ella Frank - ★ (Illinois)
*True - Ella Frank - ★ (Illinois)
🧨Switching Places - Morticia Knight -5★ (California)
🧨A Lover's Game - Max Walker -5★ (Georgia)
*Bean - Nora Phoenix & E.M. Lindsey Embracing Love - M. A. Innes
*Love Me Again - Max Walker -★ (New Hampshire)
Embracing Love - M. A. Innes -★ (Virginia)
Cross & Crown - Abrigail Roux -★ (Massachusetts)
Part & Parcel - Abrigail Roux -★ (Massachusetts)
Penny for Your Thoughts - Nicky James -★
The Man I Almost Lost - Romeo Alexander -★ Colorado)
Secret Fire - Morticia Knight -★ 13
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OTHER GENERA
*Dying Truth - Angela Marson (England) - ★ (July group read)
🧨Play Nice - Rachel Harrison - 5★
*The Haunting of Paynes Hollow - Kelley Armstrong - ★ (New York)
*The Blood Tide - Neil Lancaster - ★ (Scotland)
*Bone Rattle - Marc Cameron - ★ (Alaska)
*Everything She Feared - Rick Mofina - ★ (Washington)
*The Night That Finds Us All - John Hornor Jacobs - ★ (Washington, England)
*Island of the Forbidden - Hunter Shea - ★ (South Carolina)
*Always Watching - Chevy Stevens - ★ (9)
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AUGUST
M/M ROMANCE
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OTHER GENERA
*The Last Kingdom - Steve Berry -★ (Group Read)
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SEPTEMBER
M/M ROMANCE -★ (Group Read)
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OTHER GENERA
*Quantum Tempest - Mike Maden (Group Read)
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OCTOBER
M/M ROMANCE
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OTHER GENERA
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0/
NOVEMBER
M/M ROMANCE
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OTHER GENERA
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0/
DECEMBER
M/M ROMANCE
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OTHER GENERA
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