TRAVEL THE WORLD IN BOOKS 2015 CHALLENGE

TRAVEL THE WORLD IN BOOKS for 2015
Ready to Travel the World in Books? Grab the button and “arrivederci”, “bon voyage”, “sayonara” and
enjoy your travels!

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**Fresh start participation begins with Jan 1 2015 for me. * ~ Foodie February News ~

Join us as we read foodie books in February from around the world as part of our Travel the World in Books Reading Challenge. Sign up with a blog post, social media or Goodreads account where you are talking about your foodie reads.

My Foodie Posts?

Canada - Celebrations by Mennonite Girls Can Cook 
and HERE
Mennonite, Hutterite , Amish - At Home in the Kitchen by Judy Walter
France - Sweet Macarons by Mercotte

* Adding my participation HERE * America ~ Christmas Every Morning [Bergren] New Mexico Hidden in the Stars [Caroll] Arkansas Traveling Mercies  [Lamott] California The Girl Got Up [Srubas] Illinois Christmas Past [Smith] Georgia The Promise Keeper [Norato] Massachusetts Somebody Like You [Vogt] Colorado The Rivers Run Dry [Giorello] Washington Snow Angel [Carie] Alaska A Promise Kept [Hatcher] Idaho Dear Mr Knightley [Reay] Illinois The Travelling Tea Shop [Jones]
NY, Connecticut, RI, Mass, Maine, NH, Vermont Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe [Lucado] Texas The Fringe Hours [Turner] The Bound Heart [Crandall] Massachusetts Radical Grace [Rohr] New Mexico The Tea Lovers Devotional [Barnes] The Captive Imposter [Crandall] Maine A Confident Heart [Swope] Sweet Dreams [Stewart] Texas Secrets of Sloane House [Gray] Illinois Miss Merriweather's Proposal [Y'Barbo] Georgia To Win Her Favor [Alexander] Tennessee The Second Sister [Bostwick] Wisconsin Appalachian Serenade [Thomas] West Virginia The Hatmaker's Heart [Stewart] New York Island Refuge [Johnson] Washington  Lizzy & Jane [Reay] Washington Hope in My Heart [Goring]  Mended Heart [Manners] Tennessee Hope's Promise [Henrie] New York Irish Meadows [Mason] Long Island, New York Summer's List [Higman] Texas To Mend a Dream [Alexander] Tennessee A Heart So True [Love] S Carolina
An Outlaw's Heart [Gray] Texas Full Circle [Ingram] California A Wee Murder in My Shop [Stewart]  What is Visible [Elkins] Maryland Beyond All Dreams [Camden] DC Deception on Sable Hill [Gray] Illinois Hope Harbor [Hannon] Oregon Paper Hearts [Walsh] Colorado Elderberry Croft [Doughty] California The Artist's Way [Cameron] NY++ Conspiracy in Kiev [Hynd] DC ++ Quiet [Cain] NY CA  Every Little Thing [Riggs] Pennsylvania, CA Nebraska 50 Ways to Pray [Blythe] AZ Overcoming Negativity Through Rest [Cooke] CA The Nightingale Before Christmas [Andrews] PA
A Peril at Christmas [Moody] IL
All is Calm [Coble] TX All is Bright [Coble] NC Christmas BLessing [VanLiere]
Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante [MacNeal] WA DC
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~ My personalized reading map of the USA  
* Asia ~ All the Tea in China [Orcutt] The Tea Planter's Wife [Jefferies] Ceylon
Australia ~ All Together Now [McInerney] The Forgotten Garden [Morton] The Art of Mentoring [Zschech]
Austria ~  The Butterfly and the Violin [Cambron] Homestead [Lippi]
Belgium ~ Whisper on the Wind [Lang] Brussels WWI
Canada ~  Healing Spaces [Sternberg] Snow Angel [Carie] Yukon Be My Companion [Stairs] Ontario Anne of the Island [Montgomery] PEI In the Name of Jesus [Nouwen] Ontario Life of the Beloved [Nouwen] Ontario Taking the Leap [Chodron] Nova Scotia A Dangerous Place [Winspear] Ontario Hutterite Diaries [Maendel] Manitoba Anne of Windy Poplars [Montgomery] PEI Anne of Green Gables [Montgomery] PEI The Kite [Mitchell]  AB Street of Riches [Roy] MB + Quebec The Golden Road [Montgomery] PEI
England ~  Death and the Oxford Box [Stallwood] Oxford A Lady Most Lovely [Delamere] Lincolnshire The Seafront Tea Rooms [Greene] North Yorkshire The Promise Keeper  [Norato] Cornwall I Only Want to Be With You [Norato] Cotswolds The Harlequin Tea Set [Christie] The Daughter of Highland Hall [Turansky]Kensington Finding Father Christmas [Gunn] Suffolk London Dawn [Pura] Camden The Vintage Teacup Club [Greene] Sussex Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas [Barron] Hampshire After the Funeral [Christie]  At Home with Mr Darcy [Connelly] Derbyshire Lady at Willowgrove Hall [Ladd] Wiltonshire Mist of Midnight [Byrd] Hampshire Brentwood's Ward [Griep] London The Secret of Pembrooke Park [Klassen] Berkshire Prelude for a Lord [Elliot] Somerset A Hope Remembered [Henrie] Cumbria Sarah Love [O'Neill] Northumberland Secrets of a Charmed Life [Meissner] Gloucestershire Crooked House [Christie] A Pocket Full of Rye [Christie] Busman's Honeymoon [Sayers] Monogram Murders [Hannah] London Death Comes to the Village [Lloyd]  The Forgotten Seamstress [Trenow] London Death at Buckingham Palace [Benison] London Escape to Mulberry Cottage [Connelly] Suffolk A Dangerous Place [Winspear] British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar A Summer to Remember [Connelly] Norfolk A Stranger's Secret [ Eakes] Cornwall The Hatmaker's Heart [Stewart] London Life & Love [Aminadra] London The Winter Garden Mystery [Dunn] An Appetite for Violets [Bailey] Cheshire + The Forgotten Garden [Morton] Cornwall After the War is Over [Robson] Merseyside
The Rose Girls [Connelly] Suffolk Price of Privilege [Dotta] London A Lady of Esteem [ Hunter] London The Curiosity Keeper [Ladd] London + Surrey Lady Maybe [Klassen]
Emma [Smith] Death in the CLouds [Christie] The Baron's Apprenticeship [MacDonald] Pride and Persistence [Ellsworth] Nemesis [Christie] A Jane Austen Daydream [Southard] The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen [James] Pemberley [Tennant] The Watsons [Austen] Sanditon [Austen] First Impressions [Lovett] All the Tea in China [Orcutt] Suspicion at Sanditon [Bebris] Shadows of Ladenbrooke [Dobson] London Tides [Laureano] Superfluous Women [Dunn] Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate [Beaton] The Cook's Tale [Quinn/Jackman] Norfolk At Home With Jane Austen [Wilson] Hampshire Wycliffe and the Last Rites [Burley] Cornwall Partners in Crime [Christie] London The Vow [Hedlund] medieval England Partners in Crime [Christie] London Not By Sight [Breslin] Kent Lost Heiress [White] Yorkshire The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge [Lovett] London
France ~  The Girl Got Up [Srubas] Paris
Chateau of Secrets [Dobson] Evan and Elle [Bowen] Paris + Before Paris [Cimino] Paris Ink and Honey [Reynolds] Verezny An Appetite for Violets [Bailey] Paris City of Darkeness and Light [Bowen] Paris Tides of Honour [Graham]  A Year in Provence [Mayle] Provence Lisette's List [Vreeland] Paris The Sweet Life in Paris [Lebovitz] Paris Family Guide France [ Kindersley] France I'll Never Be French [Greenside] Brittany France Chasing Mona Lisa [Yorkey/Goyer] The Paris Key [Blackwell/Sands] Village St Paul, Paris
Fairchild's Lady [White] Versailles
Germany ~  London Dawn [Pura] The Butterfly and the Violin [Cambron] The Princess Spy [Dickerson]
Greece ~  Wish You Were Here [Connelly]
Holland ~ Iceland ~
India ~
Words to Love By [Mother Teresa] Mist of Midnight [Byrd]
Ireland ~ There You'll Find Me [Jones] Sarah Love [O'Neill] Amersham Rubies [Bowen] Irish Girls About Town [ various Irish authors] 
Israel ~ In the Field of Grace [Afshar] The Handmaid and the Carpenter [Berg]
Italy ~ An Appetite for Violets [Bailey] Tuscany + Florence The Golden Egg [Leon] Venice
Monaco~ The Lost Heiress [White]

New Zealand ~
Philippines ~
Remember the Lilies [Tolsma]
Scotland ~  Manx Gold [Christie] Isle of Man The Pilgrim Spirit [Skevington] Iona The Prime Minister's Secret Agent [Macneal] Inverness Death of a Liar [Beaton] Highlands Death of a Chimney Sweep [Beaton] Highlands A Wee Murder in My Shop [Stewart] Highlands + USA Death of a Gentle Lady [Beaton] Highlands
South America ~ Before Paris [Cimino] Colombia
Spain ~  Barcelona Calling [Kirkpatrick] Barcelona A Dangerous Place [Winspear] Spain ++
Switzerland ~ Hotel du Lac [Brookner]
Ukraine ~ Conspiracy in Kiev [Hynd]
Wales ~  Evan and Elle [Bowen] Llanfair co. Conwy
Evanly Bodies [Bowen] Llanfair co. Conwy The Unexpected Guest [Christie] Evan Blessed [Bowen] * ~  personalized reading map of Europe

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Travel the World Book Adventures     150+/12 books

* ~ My reading visited these countries  



* ~ Current Readathon READING LIST ~

* Travel the World in Books 2015 The “rules” are simply this…YOU choose your own adventure!
[Thanks for the FuN, Tanya!]

Your goals, but you can change them any time.

1. Determine length of time you will participate in the challenge. 
One month, An entire season, a year [finished up this year] or 5 years?
Jan 1 2015 begin a new adventure!

2. Determine how many countries you would like to read about during your adventure. What criteria are you using to determine the number of countries you read about (ex. book setting, author, background or both)? 
{I also like to include characters as a location criteria}
3. How will you track the countries you visited in books? You could create a map in Google Maps, track on your blog or on Goodreads
{I have a Goodreads list created for 2014 of this challenge and 
will add 2015 on this blog post}
4. Determine your book list or genre if you like. Will you be listing specific books you would like to read? Do you aim to read fiction, nonfiction or a mixture of both?  {I read a mix and don't plan ahead}

5. Link up your posts. **Linkies are available for sign up/goals, wrap up, and a linky for each continent for you to add your book reviews .

6. Please follow each of Tanya's 3 hosts by at least one social media or bloglovin, RSS, GFC so you can keep informed regarding this challenge. 
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That’s it, are you ready to Travel the World in Books? Grab the button and “arrivederci”, “bon voyage”, “sayonara” and enjoy your travels!

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My progress is tracking at Goodreads 

Around the World Book Location LIST 

80+ books + 5 Continents throughout 2014

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AFRICA - Girl Who Married a Lion
N AMERICA - The Road Past Altamont [Canada]
S AMERICA - Elusive Hope [Brazil]
AUSTRALIA - Uncanny Life of Polly
EUROPE - Shadowed by Grace [Italy]
MIDDLE EAST - Blades of Valor [Holy Land]

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Antarctica and Asia settings to read...

suggestions?

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Titles need updating due to my unexpected departure for studies this year.
80+ locations as books read are now 122.

 GOODREADS LIST 

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The Adventure of the Christmas PUdding
All My Belongings
The Art of Arranging Flowers
As I Lay Pondering


The Best of Daughters
Blades of Valor
A Beauty So Rare
Bon Appetit
Born of Persuasion


The Christmas Child: a story of coming home
A Child's Christmas in Wales
Christmas Kisses
Christmas Angel
Christmas
A Cup of Christmas Tea
Creating Your Perfect Christmas
The Christkindl's Gift
Cold Tangerines

The Dancing Master
The Darcys of Derbyshire
Death by the Book
Death Goes on Retreat
Death of a Charming Man
Death of a Dentist Hamish Macbeth Mystery #13 
Death of a Scriptwriter - Hamish Macbeth #14
Death of an Addict - Hamish Macbeth #15
Death of a Valentine - Hamish Macbeth #25
Damsel in Distress - Carola Dunn #5
Dead in the Water - Carola Dunn #6
Daisies are Forever - Liz Tolsma


Elusive Hope
Emma
Evergreen
Engaging Father Christmas

A Flight of Fancy
Futureville

The Girl Who Married a Lion: Adult Edition: Folktales from Africa
The Girl in the Gatehouse
Goodnight June

The Headmistress of Rosemere
A Highlander for Christmas
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Hope at Dawn
Hope's Rising

iRejoice
In Perfect Time

Jane Austen's First Love

Kitty

Lady in the Mist
Love's Refuge
A Lady's Honor
Listening for the Soul
Longbourn
Lessons in Love


Martyr's Fire
Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane
Murder on the Flying Scotsman
Mr. Darcy's Noble Connections
Moonlight Promise [Sincerely Yours]
Merry's Christmas: a love story
A Mediterranean Christmas
Merry's Christmas: a love story
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart
Miss Marple Investigates
Murder at the Mikado
A Marriage in Middlebury
Martyr's Fire
Mark of Distinction


Northanger Abbey


The Outcast
One December Night
Out of Solitude
One Little Word [Sincerely Yours]
One Perfect Spring


Pardonable Lies
The Pigeon Pie Mystery
A Promise in Pieces
The Promise- A Christmas Tale
Pilgrim Principles
Postern of Fate


Quilter's Apprentice
The Queen's Christmas Speech


The Road Past Altamont
Round Robin
Reflections for Ragamuffins
Rooms


Shadowed by Grace
Shepherds Abiding
Stories from the Vinyl Cafe
The Sheriff's Mistletoe Law
Spiritual Direction
A Saving Grace [Sincerely Yours]
Sweet Macarons


The Tutor's Daughter
Trustworthy Connections


The Uncanny Life of Polly
Underground to Canada 


Victoria's Intimate Home
A Very Holly Christmas


With Open Hands


Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the EXtraordinary Nature of Everyday Life

Yohanan I, II, III
Show Me Your Way

Zephaniah