Freda's Voice

  Welcome to the May edition of monthly news! Feels like this month slowed down. I read more any way. And then the month was over. I guess it wasn't so slow after all. Mother's Day came and went.  I didn't get to see my kids, too far away and have busy lives. We ate Indian food, but otherwise it was just another day. Then the next day, May 9th, my last grandparent, my grandmother, passed away in her sleep. RIP Grandma Speakman. Let's get onto June already! BOOKS: The Backbone of the World - Stephen Graham Jones Darling Girl - Liz Michalski The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner - Terry Pratchett Coraline - Neil Gaiman (recommend) Dirty Martini - J.A. Konrath (recommend) The Good Liar - Catherine McKenzie (recommend) From Twinkle With Love - Sandhya Menon (recommend) YEARLY TOTAL:  👪   25 Books   👪   1 Movies  👪 BOOK OF THE MONTH: BOOK OF THE YEAR (Y-T-D): FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR (Y-T-D) : BLOGGER /MONEY-MAKING RESOURCES:   1.  SwagBucks  (earn gift cards/Paypal cash)

ASIN: ‎  B078M592KJ Publisher: ‎  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (May 22, 2018) Kindle: ‎  4286 KB Print: ‎  337 pages AMAZON Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy—a.k.a. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2. When mystery man “N” begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil. Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. But will it be en

Welcome to week 582! 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 . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. 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 .   Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:    Do you use the Kindle app on your phone or iPad for reading e-books?     A: I do. Phone, tablet and PC actually. Don't judge... oh wait! I forgot who I'm talking to. 😂 **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

ASIN: ‎  B074ZP7LLV Publisher: ‎  Simon & Schuster (April 3, 2018) Kindle: ‎  5107 KB Print: ‎  384 pages AMAZON One explosion. Three women. Countless secrets. From bestselling author Catherine McKenzie comes a suspenseful, unsettling novel about what lurks in the wake of tragedy. Everybody hides. Everybody lies. On October 10th, three women’s lives are forever altered by a terrible accident. Cecily was supposed to be in the building that exploded in Chicago and killed her husband. A photo taken of her as she watched the horrifying scene quickly brings her unwanted media attention as the “poster child” of the haunting event. Cecily has secrets she’s desperately trying to hide but cannot find a way to divert the media’s attention from her and her family. Franny lost her birth mother—Cecily’s best friend—in the destruction shortly after the two met. A year later, she and Cecily team up to help families obtain financial compensation for their loss, but their budding friendship is dera

  Freda's Voice wants to welcome Michelle Garyfalakis to the blog today! She has a new book out, Kingdomless, that looks pretty awesome! Let's check it out together! MICHELLE GARYFALAKIS was born and raised throughout Ontario, Canada. She currently lives just outside of Hamilton, Ontario with her husband, four kids and Snowy (their friendly Samoyed-Border Collie). When she isn't obsessively typing out new stories on her computer, you can find her drinking coffee with a friend, snacking on some guacamole or binge watching Outlander (again). Michelle loves finding creative ways to communicate with people, and her passion for storytelling is the newest addition to that list.  Connect with the author:  Website   ~   Facebook   ~   instagram  ~  Twitter  ~  Bookbub  ~  Tiktok  ~  Goodreads What Inspired Me to Write Kingdomless? I’ve always known I wanted to be an author, but I never could have imagined that I’d write a book like Kingdomless. I assumed that if I wrote something

Welcome to week 581! 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 . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. 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 .   Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:    Do you drink tea or coffee while reading?     A: I do. I also drink juice, wine, water or whatever suits my fancy at the time. If it's a case of either or... I prefer coffee. **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

  Please give a warm welcome to Linda L. Richards and her book, Exit Strategy. Linda L. Richards is a journalist, photographer and the author of 15 books, including three series of novels featuring strong female protagonists. She is the former publisher of Self-Counsel Press and the founder and publisher of January Magazine. Linda’s 2021 novel,  ENDINGS , was recently optioned by a major studio for series production. Catch Up With Linda L. Richards: LindaLRichards.com Goodreads BookBub - @linda1841 Instagram - @lindalrichards Twitter - @lindalrichards Facebook - @lindalrichardsauthor TikTok - @lindalrichards AND NOW A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR The Endings series began with the idea of dealing with a grief so steep, it was beyond my comprehension. Let me explain. Several years ago, I wrote a short story. It was, for me, an exploration of what would need to happen for some normal person — say, me — to kill someone for money. What would it take? The short story — and ultimately, the first book