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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.

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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What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane #bookreview @wmmorrowbooks

Overview Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with another twisty domestic thriller about a wife wondering who tried to kill her husband twice before finally succeeding… because that was supposed to be herjob.  Dr. Richmond Dougherty is … Continue reading

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The Stolen Sisters (The World War Two Orphanage) by Ann Bennett @bookouture #audiobook #historicalfiction

Overview The lorry is ready to take you to the train station,’ the soldier announced, and Martha clung to her little sister. ‘I want to stay with her,’ Martha said, voice shaking. ‘It is not possible. You belong in the … Continue reading

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Out of Place: Coming of Age in Cold War West Germany by Mary E. McKnight #bookspotlight #memoir @shewritespress

Overview For fans of coming-of-age narratives and feminist journeys, an empowering tale of one teen’s quest to establish her own voice as an Army Brat living in Cold War–era West Germany. Relocated with her family to Cold War–era West Germany, … Continue reading

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The Memory Library by Kate Storey #audiobook @harperaudio #audiobookreview

Overview Some stories stay with us forever… For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to … Continue reading

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