Freda's Voice

                Welcome to the October edition of monthly news! Happy Halloween!! My favorite day of the year! I love to dress up and become one with the day! Every year is different, and I always work so I get to enjoy seeing others also! I live in a spot where I don't get trick-or-treaters, so this is my way of being part of the fun. We also celebrated my nephew Josh's 19th birthday. We went to Kelsey's and had a nice dinner. Then we went back to my sister's and had cake and drinks. It was a great time! We also had a concert on Thanksgiving weekend. and since my oven broke right before and turkey dinner is out of the question, the outing was needed! We got to see Colin James! He put on a helluva show too! If you are not familiar with him, I have included a video of my favorite song. I have a thing for live music, in case you didn't know already. 😁 The hubby and I went to the annual Mum show at Gage Park.  Of course I took my camera with me, so if you follow my ph

Welcome to week 604! 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  Tagging me  @fredasvoice   Happy  weekend to you all!  Check out this read on  Amazon . Check out  my review .   Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Labianca (@fredasvoice) Q:  Have you ever experienced a blogging nightmare? If so, what was it? A: I feel like I am living that nightmare now.... I started getting heavily invested in this blog once upon a time. I was and still am paying for my own domain. I was getting lots of paid opportunities and experiences that people could only dream of. Then I decided I couldn't sit on my butt all day at the computer so I got a 'real' job.

  Please give a warm welcome to Jacquie Biggar. She is here to share her book, Letting Go, with us. There is an excerpt for you to check out, and be sure to enter the tour-wide giveaway at the end! Jacquie Biggar is a USA Today bestselling author of romance who loves to write about tough, alpha males and strong, contemporary women willing to show their men that true power comes from love. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and loves to hear from readers all over the world! Website    |    Facebook    |    Twitter   |    Goodreads Pinterest    |    Bookbub    |   Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Labianca (@fredasvoice) (The Defiant Sisters, #1) Publication date: October 21st 2022 Genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary, New Adult, Romance A coming-of-age novel about the pain of misconceptions and learning from them. When life gives you lemons… Izzy Mom is barely in the grave and the prodigal child is here to pick the bones clean.

  ASIN: ‎  B0B563KD8F Publisher: ‎  Amazon Original Stories (August 31, 2022) Kindle: ‎  6986 KB Print: ‎  29 pages AMAZON An extended family’s Cape Cod vacation reveals uncomfortable truths that threaten one man’s illusion of happiness in this incisive short story by the  New York Times  bestselling author of  Leave the World Behind . Mark has a wife and two kids, a sense of purpose, financial security, and a fragile contentment. However wistful his visions of the future, Mark knows who he is. But a summer trip with his abrasive brother-in-law and unhappy sister-in-law leave Mark questioning everything he thinks he knows about his family—and himself. Shell Game  by Rumaan Alam is part of  Getaway , a collection of six stories about dream escapes that take unimaginable, even sinister, turns. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single sitting. Rumaan Alam is the New York Times bestselling author of Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother, and Leave the World Behind. His writing has

Welcome to week 603! 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  Tagging me  @fredasvoice   Happy  weekend to you all!  Check out this read on  Amazon . Check out  my review . Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Labianca (@fredasvoice) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Are any of your bookcases buckling under the weight of too many books? A: They used to. Now the ones I haven't read are in Rubbermaid bins patiently waiting for me. The ones I have read, after moving more than a thousand books, I have given most new homes. Adopted them out to loving families. I do miss them, but small sacrif

Please help me welcome Elizabeth Pantley to the blog with her latest release, Shifting And Shenanigans. Be sure to read on, I reviewed the book, and there is a tour-wide giveaway to enter! ASIN: ‎  B0B3WLF7CW Publication date: ‎  July 15, 2022 Kindle: ‎  822 KB Print: ‎  210 pages AMAZON Paige and her adventurous Aunt Glo inherit a country inn from eccentric GeeGee. They pack up and hit the road, arriving at the charming place they both loved since childhood. Finally! They can get into the secret room in the basement that GeeGee kept locked! They discover it’s a wonderful library filled to the brim with mystery books. But more than the room was a secret – it’s a magical place that houses enchanted books. Paige and Glo find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a murder mystery, along with a motley group of book club friends. The club will need to work together to solve the case in order to get out of the book and back to their home. Elizabeth Pantley is the international bestselling au