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The Choices She Made by Felicia Ferguson is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “Madeline Williams’s head lolled against hard, wooden planks as she blinked awake.” This is an amazing book! But first the photo and verse. The photo was taken from my driveway as the morning sun topped the trees across the street. And the verse is …
The Last to Know by Mary Alford is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first three lines: “He’d promised. Sworn the last time would be the last time. He’d lied.” This one will keep you from going to sleep until you finish it! But first the photo and verse: My friend in Tupelo, Mississippi, took this photo at sunset one evening …
These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the opening: Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina September 1923 “It must be–” Ellen Harshaw closed her eyes and kissed her fingers, her shoulders dropping as she exhaled and flung her hand wide– “exquisite. Yes, that’s the only word for it. Edith has carried your homespun fabrics …
Finding You, Deception and Danger in Shadow Cove (The Wright Heroes of Maine Book 3) by Robin Patchen is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “The morning sun glared down at Hasan Mahmoud, and he glared right back.” But first the photo and verse. I promised a photo of a Magnolia full of blooms and here it is. …
Killer Christmas Evidence by Sami A. Abrams is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: The police report burned in Detective Cassidy Bowman’s hand. Accidental death due to drunk driving. No way. She knew her cousin better than that. But first the photo and verse. When I snapped the photo of the magnolia, which by the way is our …
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly Irvin is this week’s Reader Friday. I loved this book… Here’s the first line: “Delivering the news required a certain finesse combined with brutal honesty.” But first the photo and verse. I took the photo this morning on my walk around the block–the birdhouse hadn’t been there earlier in the week. I’m …
Birds Alive by Jen Dodrill is this week’s Reaer Friday. Here’s the first line: “I could write blog posts and headings, research keywords, and create printables for my Mamma Birds blog readers. In. My. Dreams. Not today, though.” I loved this mystery, but first the photo and verse. It’s actually a meme I’ve used before. But I’ve been thinking of …
Moonlight Cowboy by Jennie Atkins is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “The want ads held no clue as to how Daniel Gallagher could fill the gaping hole in his teaching agenda called summer vacation.” **Breaking news…Evidently my post didn’t go!! So, I’m sorry it’s late…And I hope it works this time! Now back to our regularly scheduled …
.Rise On Eagles’ Wings by Lois Kennis is this week’s Reader Friday. It’s a story that will stay with you long after you close the book. Here’s the first line: “August 1993. The sun paints a blaze of gold behind my house, promising a glorious day.” But first the photo and verse. On Monday I received a beautiful photo with …
A Lady’s Guide to Marvels and Misadventures by Angela Bell is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: For Miss Clara Marie Stanton, the task of preventing her family from being committed to an asylum had become as commonplace as it was exhausting. I want to tell you I loved this book, but first the photo and verse. I …