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The Friday 56



Welcome to Week 175!

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.


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A month later, I called my lawyer for news about my appeal, my hands shaking on the phone. His voice grim, he said, "I don't have good news."
I listened, my heart thudding loudly in my head.










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  1. BeaApril 25, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    Oh, I can't imagine being in that situation. I want to read this one, some day.

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  2. Kathy MartinApril 25, 2014 at 8:03 AM

    That is very intriguing. I'm certainly wondering what the person was accused of doing. Happy reading!

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  3. YvonneApril 25, 2014 at 8:24 AM

    Uh oh...you have my curiosity.

    Have a great weekend!

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  4. Juli RahelApril 25, 2014 at 8:31 AM

    I have had to wait for bad news on the phone, but that was regarding school. This sounds a lot more serious! I hope you enjoy the rest of it! Thanks for sharing and hosting :) I hope you have a great weekend!
    Juli @ Universe in Words

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  5. Catherine @ Book Club LibrarianApril 25, 2014 at 9:00 AM

    Good excerpt. I read another book by this author and it was a page turner.

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  6. LadyD PianoApril 25, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    Beautiful cover art. Sounds so stressful dealing with court stuff.

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  7. Laurel-Rain SnowApril 25, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    I LOVED this book...hope you are enjoying it, too.

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  8. Sandra NachlingerApril 25, 2014 at 1:27 PM

    That is NOT what you want to hear your lawyer say!

    Here's the link to my Friday post: RESCUE MY HEART.

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  9. JaneApril 25, 2014 at 3:17 PM

    Heard a lot about Chevy's thrillers, but haven't tried them.

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  10. guiltlessreaderApril 25, 2014 at 3:41 PM

    Not a good vibe I am getting here.

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  11. UnknownApril 25, 2014 at 8:45 PM

    With that, Marcia closed the door and Beetle heard the sound of her pointy python shoes crunching away through the snow. They sounded kind of lonely, he thought.

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  12. bn100April 25, 2014 at 11:23 PM

    wonder at the news

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