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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.

Cy Williams by Gary Williams #nonfiction #audiobook @newbooksplease

Overview This is a baseball book. It is for the common fan and aficionados. It has a central figure, a unique player, and record-setting slugger named Fred “Cy” Williams. From Notre Dame University and with a professional degree in architecture, … Continue reading

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The Hidden by Kiersten Modglin @dreamscapeaudio

Overview When Sophie Thatcher wakes up in a room she doesn’t recognize after a night she can’t remember, she assumes she had too much to drink and went home with a date. Except… the date is nowhere to be found. … Continue reading

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The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar @harlequinbooks #bookreview #historicalfiction

Overview Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . .  . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code For fans of … Continue reading

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The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White #bookreview @wmmorrowbooks

Overview “A pure delight from start to finish! Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart.” –Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this … Continue reading

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Lie Like The Devil by Birgitte Märgen #bookspotlight

Overview WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LIED? The first lie: MONSTERS DON’T EXIST. When the body of a man is discovered in the Boston Common, Martina finds herself entering a horrific nightmare. She discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence … Continue reading

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The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. Chambers #historicalfiction @tantoraudio

Overview Before she mastered the art of French cooking in midlife, Julia Child found herself working in the secrets trade in Asia during World War II, a journey that will delight both historical fiction fans and lovers of America’s most … Continue reading

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The Time Keepers by Alyson Richman #audiobook #historicalfiction @rbmediaco

Overview An unforgettable novel that captures the power of longing, loss, and love, The Time Keepers transports us from 1979 suburban New York to war-torn Vietnam, revealing that sometimes the most unexpected friendships can save us. Two women from different worlds, Grace … Continue reading

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Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz @atriabooks #bookreview

Overview The acclaimed author of the “tour de force” (The New York Times Book Review) Before You Knew My Name returns with a fresh suspense novel about a woman haunted by a serial killer and the ghosts he left behind.  Ruth-Ann Baker … Continue reading

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Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger @randomhouse #bookreview

Overview Detroit, 1960. Lila Pereira is two years old when her angry, abusive father has her mother committed to an asylum. Lila never sees her mother again. Three decades later, having mustered everything she has—brains, charm, talent, blond hair—Lila rises … Continue reading

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Threads of Us by Christie Havey Smith #bookreview @suzyapbooktours

Overview Sometimes the answers we are looking for are hidden in our own stories. The night before the dance performance that could determine Gracie Wilder’s career, her father unexpectedly dies, leaving behind a curious gift with ties to a myth … Continue reading

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