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The #Friday56 & #Instagram56

Welcome to week 587! 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:    What is your favorite movie adapted from a book? A: I loved Life Of Pi, but I really loved The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. I also loved all of the Harry Potter films, and the Hunger Games. I think every movie adaption I can think of from a book comes to mind.... and to pick just one.... BLASPHEMY!!! **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may b

June Monthly News

                       Welcome to the June edition of monthly news! Another month where it looks like I read nothing, but I had a review book in there.... so just next-to-nothing. For Father's Day, I entered a tattoo giveaway and won! I had to share a 'Dad' joke to win. Here is my entry; Why are spiders so smart? They can find everything on the web. I giggle every time I read them, but am thankful for the win! On July 7th, I get #17!! You will get to see it in next month's post, you know I have to show it off! Father's Day, I took my hubby to our favorite place, The Keg. The kids were busy and couldn't come home but we still managed to have a beautiful day together. We had family parties and lots of fun. I can't wait to see what July has in store for us! Don't forget to head over to my latest giveaway ! Good luck! BOOKS: Horrorstor - Grady Hendrix (recommend) If The Fates Allow - Rainbow Rowell (recommend) Just Folking Around - Penny Reid (recommend)

Blitz: Shadow Of The Gypsy - Shelly Frome (#Win Too!)

  Please welcome author Shelly Frome to the blog today, with his newest book Shadow Of The Gypsy. Please read the great excerpt, and enter to win! Award winning author, Shelly Frome is a member of Mystery Writers of America, a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University of Connecticut, a former professional actor, a writer of crime novels, cozy mystery novels, and books on theater and film. He is also a features writer for Gannett Media’s Black Mountain News. His fiction includes Sun Dance for Andy Horn, Lilac Moon, Twilight of the Drifter, Tinseltown Riff,  Murder Run, Moon Games and The Secluded Village Murders. Among his works of non-fiction are The Actors Studio and texts on the art and craft of screenwriting and writing for the stage. Miranda and the D-Day Caper was his last foray into the world of crime and the amateur sleuth, until now. He lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Website    |    Facebook    |    Twitter Praise Shadow Of the Gypsy by Shelly Frome Sharp

#Win The Precious Jules by Shawn Nocher (US)

Shawn Nocher is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, A Hand to Hold in Deep Water . Her short stories and nonfiction articles have been published in Newsweek, SmokeLong Quarterly, Pithead Chapel, MoonPark Review, Writer’s Digest, and Electric Literature, among others. She teaches in the master of arts writing program at Johns Hopkins University, has given wings to  two children, and lives with her husband and an assortment of sassy rescue animals in Baltimore,  Maryland, where she writes in a room of her own. Connect with Shawn Nocher: Website    |    Facebook Twitter    |    Instagram Fiction  June 28, 2022   Blackstone Publishing  Hardcover   $28.99  ISBN: 9781094058313 THE PRECIOUS JULES  centers around the seemingly perfect Jules family and their daughter and sibling, Ella  Jules, at a time when special children were sent away to live in institutions. Over the years,  Ella’s banishment is felt by every member of the family in a myriad of ways—and the secrets  uncovered wil

The #Friday56 & #Instagram56

Welcome to week 586! 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:    What is your reading preference - fiction or nonfiction? A: I love both. I read more fiction, without a doubt, but I love biographies and true crime. **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

Blitz: The Laughbox - Julia Kent (#Win too!)

 Let's give a warm welcome to Julia Kent! She is here to bring her new book, and has a giveaway at the end for you! Let's check it out! New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 21 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French, German, and Italian, with more titles releasing in the future. From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy). She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls. She loves to hear fr

Just Folking Around - Penny Reid (28)

ASIN: ‎  B097X4Z3HV Publisher: ‎  Cipher-Naught (June 23, 2021) Kindle: ‎  5228 KB Print: ‎  80 pages AMAZON If you've never read a Penny Reid book before, this is the place to start! An all new series starter snack from the author of the WINSTON BROTHERS and KNITTING IN THE CITY series. . . Raquel Ezra loves to fish. With so many fish in the sea, she’s never had a problem baiting the hook or reeling them in. Raquel is a good actress, she can be anyone’s fantasy for a single night as long as they agree to be hers. Which is why she doesn’t think twice about spending an evening in nowhere Tennessee with a smokin’ hot, well-mannered, and intriguing sheriff’s deputy by the name of Jackson James. Except, when the time comes, Raquel discovers that reality might just be better than any fantasy, and maybe she’s not ready to release this catch. Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She

The #Friday56 & #Instagram56

Welcome to week 585! 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 post your reviews before publication day or wait until close to or on publication date?   A: I generally do as the publicist specifies. If no specification, probably before the date but also alerting members that it's an early review. For the most part, they ask to hold off to the release date. **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation