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Welcome to the March  edition of the monthly news! What a month! Should we talk about Corona?! Honestly, I'm tired of talkin about it, but I just want every one to practice safety measures to ensure you do not get it or pass it on. WASH, WASH, WASH!!! It's rising in my city pretty rapidly. It's scary too cause I work in a grocery store. Being a diabetic, I am concerned, but what can we do?! How has COVID-19 affected you? Please stay home, stay healthy and stay safe! BOOKS: A Curse So Dark And Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (recommend) The Wives by Tarryn Fisher (recommend) Come On In by Adi Alsaid The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout (recommend) The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco The Great Book of Ice Hockey by Bill O'Neill & Ryan Black MOVIES: The Irishman Underwater (recommend) Dolittle (recommend) PRODUCTS TVStoreOnline.com ( recommend ) YEARLY TOTAL: 16 Books  🍀

Kindle:  2048 KB Print:  142 pages ISBN:  1543105750 Publication Date:  February 12, 2017 ASIN:  B06X18PBJ9 AMAZON The Great Book of Ice Hockey is a must for anyone who loves sports trivia. The book is a compendium of interesting facts and sport stories about the great game of ice hockey, with information about the early days before the National Hockey League (NHL) all the way to the stars of today. There are random facts about leagues, rules, coaches, players, and inside stories about the early days of the game. The answers to hundreds of trivia questions lie in these pages. Learn about foreign leagues, junior hockey, and superstars like Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, and of course “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky. You can find interesting facts about the builders of the game, including Maurice “Rocket” Richard and Coach Jack Adams, both of whom have NHL trophies named in their honor. You will meet scoring lead

Kindle:  14016 KB Print:  448 pages Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire; Reprint edition (February 1, 2018) ASIN:  B01HN3X3NM Listen for free on Audible . AMAZON When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she’s a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace and guidance with an older, wiser bone witch, who takes Tea and her brother to another land for training. In her new home, Tea puts all her energy into becoming an asha—one who can wield elemental magic. But dark forces are approaching quickly, and in the face of danger, Tea will have to overcome her obstacles…and make a powerful choice. Despite an unsettling resemblance to Japanese revenants, Rin always maintains her sense of hummus. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, she keeps four pets: a dog, two birds, and a husband. Sign up at her ne

AVAILABLE NOW! RATED PG 102 minutes AMAZON Robert Downey Jr. electrifies one of literature’s most enduring characters in a vivid reimagining of the classic tale of the man who could talk to animals: Dolittle. After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle (Downey), famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen (Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose) falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures. The doctor is joined on his quest by a young, self-appointed apprentice (Dunkirk’s Harry Collett) and a raucous coterie of animal friends, including an anxious gorilla (Oscar winner Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (

Welcome to week 471! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . Here is my snippet from page 56... View this post on Instagram A psychological thriller for this week's #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Mar 26, 2020 at 8:49pm PDT Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Share a photo of one section of your bookshelf randomly selected or go ahead and share the entire bookshelf. A: Actually don't have any bookshelves right now... I have bins

Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times best-selling author of fifteen novels, including the (Historical Fiction), BECOMING MRS. LEWIS—The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. Now a USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly, and The Globe and Mail bestseller.  (writing as Patti Callahan)  Her latest novel, THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER, (Southern Contemporary Fiction) was released June 4, 2019, and is available now. A full-time author and mother of three children, she now resides in both Mountain Brook, Alabama and Bluffton, South Carolina with her husband.     Connect with Patti Callahan Website  |   Twitter   |   Instagram   |  Facebook HELEN JOY DAVIDMAN LEWIS Joy was a firecracker of a woman. She was a brilliant writer, a multi award-winning poet, a child prodigy, a novelist, a critic, a protege of a famous artist and much more. She was also an ex-Jew, ex-communist, ex-atheist, and married, living in Upstate New York. Her relationship with C.S. Lewis was a mos

Length: 52 minutes Listen for free at Audible Kindle:  1804 KB Print:  54 pages Publisher:  Tor Books (June 5, 2012) ASIN:  B0085UCUG4 AMAZON There was a time when the woods near Duva ate girls…or so the story goes. But it's just possible that the danger may be a little bit closer to home. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh Bardugo's debut novel,  Shadow and Bone . About the Author Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Los Angeles, and graduated from Yale University. These days, she hides out in Hollywood, where she indulges her fondness for glamour, ghouls, and costuming in her other life as a makeup artist. Her first book, Shadow and Bone, was a New York Times bestseller. REVIEW: Nadia is one interesting character! I really need a copy of Shadow & Bone now so I can keep up with Nadia and what is to come. This little story gives us an intro into Nadia's world. It's over so fast though that you are left w

Kindle:  4951 KB Print:  358 pages Publisher:  Tor Teen (October 30, 2018) ASIN:  B078X2PXD3 AMAZON In the world of the Lux, secrets thrive, lies shatter, and love is undeniable. #1 New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout brings her trademark drama and intrigue to a new romantic YA science fiction series with The Darkest Star. Set in the beloved world of the Lux, a girl pulled into in a world she doesn't understand finds herself confronted by long buried secrets, a betrayal that could tear her life apart...and Armentrout's most swoonworthy book boyfriend yet. Seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher knows firsthand the devastating consequences of humanity's war with the aliens. When she's caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is in fact somet

AVAILABLE MARCH 24! RATED R 119 minutes AMAZON April 1917, the Western Front. Two British soldiers are sent to deliver an urgent message to an isolated regiment. If the message is not received in time the regiment will walk into a trap and be massacred. To get to the regiment they will need to cross through enemy territory. Time is of the essence and the journey will be fraught with danger. Starring Colin Firth. REVIEW: So it wasn't the best war movie I've ever seen, but it was still good. The cinematography is amazing! So rich and with so much detail. The story is just okay though. Two soliders sent to stop the front lines from walking into a trap. Not that interesting and often predictable. A few yelling at the screen moments happened, not gonna lie. How it was all brought together, mixed with a tug on the emotional heart strings is what is makes it good. Watched it with the hubby. He was engaged throughout, so that was good. He's n