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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.

The Best of 2024! #5starreads #2024wrapup

HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I had a fabulous reading year! I have put together all of my 5 star reads! I hope you add them to your list! Please….let me know which ones you enjoyed! January February March April … Continue reading

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The Illusionist by Laurie Buchanan #bookreview #seanmcpherson @gosparkpress

Overview For fans of Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni, Illusionist is a contemporary crime thriller where PI McPherson must choose between killing an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest or letting a college student die. When an illusionist joins … Continue reading

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The Last Fashion House in Paris by Renee Ryan @harlequinbooks #bookreview #historicalfiction

Overview In the heart of occupied WWII Paris, an elegant fashion house is the unlikely headquarters of a daring resistance network. Behind closed doors, courageous women vie to save loved ones and strangers alike from the Nazis in this powerful … Continue reading

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Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young #audiobook #bookreview #nonfiction

Overview “Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with fans of Tara Westover’s Educated and Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox. Memoir readers will want to check this … Continue reading

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One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery #bookreview @harlequinbooks

Overview Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boardwalk Bookshop, returns with the joyful and utterly irresistible story of a mother who couldn’t love her kids more but hopes that, just this once, they please don’t come home for Christmas.  Perfect for … Continue reading

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Invisible Helix by Keigo Higashino #bookreview @minotaurbooks #minotaurinfluencers

Overview Detective Galileo, Keigo Higashino’s best loved character from The Devotion of Suspect X, returns in a case where hidden history, and an impossible crime, are linked by nearly invisible threads in surprising ways. The body of a young man is found floating … Continue reading

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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney @macmillanaudio #audiobook #bookreview

Overview This program is read by actor Richard Armitage, best known for his role in The Hobbit film trilogy, and actress Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in Downton Abbey. Beautiful Ugly features sound design and special effects to enhance your … Continue reading

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Booked For Murder by P. J. Nelson @stmartinspress #smpinfluencers #bookreview

Overview In this atmospheric southern cozy debut, Madeline Brimley returns to the bookstore she inherited, discovering that small towns hold deadly secrets. Madeline Brimley left small town Georgia many years ago to go to college and pursue her dreams on … Continue reading

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The Fake Santa Apology Tour by Julie Olivia #audiobook #audiobookreview @dreamscapeaudio

Overview Short-term flings with good looking Santas are kinda my thing.  After my latest holly jolly break-up with the fake mall Santa Claus of my dreams, I escaped to a small town winter wonderland in the middle of nowhere. But … Continue reading

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The Champagne Letters by Kate MacIntosh #historicalfiction #bookreview @gallerybooks

Overview Perfect for fans of bubbly wine and Kristin Harmel, this historical fiction novel follows Mme. Clicquot as she builds her legacy, and the modern divorcée who looks to her letters for inspiration. Reims, France, 1805: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot has just … Continue reading

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