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About fredreeca

I am an avid reader, St. Louis Cardinals fan, knitter, and paper crafter. I am a mom of 2 children, and a large amount of animals.

Prodigal Son by Greg Hurwitz

Overview Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn’t even suspect existed—in Prodigal Son, the next New York Timesbestselling Orphan X book from Gregg Hurwitz. As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a … Continue reading

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Aftershock by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell #spotlight #excerpt @harlequinbooks

AFTERSHOCK Author: Judy Melinek & T.J. Mitchell ISBN: 9781335147295 Publication Date: January 19, 2020 Publisher: Hanover Square Press BOOK SUMMARY: When an earthquake strikes San Francisco, forensics expert Jessie Teska faces her biggest threat yet in this explosive new mystery … Continue reading

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The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin @randomhouse #historicalfiction #review

Overview From the New York Times best-selling author of The Aviator’s Wife comes a story of courage on the prairie, inspired by the devastating storm that struck the Great Plains in 1888, threatening the lives of hundreds of immigrant homesteaders, especially schoolchildren.  “Melanie Benjamin … Continue reading

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The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis @Jillshalvis @Morrow_PB #review

Overview New York Times best-selling author Jill Shalvis does it once again with a heartfelt story of family, forgiveness, and secrets that have the power to change the course of more than one life. When Maze returns to Wildstone for the … Continue reading

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At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman #review @algonquinbooks @k_seligman

Overview The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver “What a read this is, right from its startling opening scene. But even more than plot, it’s the richly layered details that drive … Continue reading

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What’s Worth Keeping by Kaya McLaren @stmartinspress @kayamclaren #review #5stars

Overview In Kaya McLaren’s What’s Worth Keeping, during one unforgettable summer, three generations of one family receive the best gift of all time: a second chance… The day her doctor says the one word that no one wants to hear, Amy … Continue reading

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The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous @BerkleyPub @EJRous #review

Overview The USA Today bestselling author of The Au Pair returns with another delicious, twisty novel—about a grand estate with many secrets, an orphan caught in a web of lies, and a young woman playing a sinister game. 1988. Beth … Continue reading

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The Betrayal by Terry Lynn Thomas @TLThomasBooks @suzyapbooktours @suzyapproved #suspense #review

About The Book: From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping thriller about a divorce attorney who’s about to discover her own marriage is based on lies when she’s arrested for murder. Attorney Olivia Sinclair is shocked when she … Continue reading

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The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly @gallerybooks @The_Julia_Kelly #review #historicalfiction

Overview From the author of the international bestseller The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes a poignant and unforgettable tale of five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special place. Present day: Emma … Continue reading

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The Kingdom Under Siege by Steven Szmyt – BOOK SPOTLIGHT

The Kingdom Under Siege By Steven Szmyt Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy  About the Book The pieces have fallen after the battle at Elm Hills and the Kingdom’s two biggest foes, the Prominent Order and the Wanderers, have regrouped to plan their retaliation.  With help … Continue reading

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