Monthly Archives: August 2022

Book Review and Blog Tour: Take My Husband by Ellen Meister

Posted on August 31, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Take My Husband Ellen MeisterOn Sale Date: August 30, 2022 Buy Links: Bookshop.orgAmazonBarnes & NobleTargetBooks-A-MillionIndieBoundKoboApple BooksGoogle Play ABOUT THE BOOK: A witty, insightful domestic comedy about one woman’s unexpected, thought-provoking journey out of her marriage as she realizes how much better … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Dressed to Drill by Kate Carlisle

Posted on August 31, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Read to Your Kids

Posted on August 30, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog and go here to see what others have on their Top Ten Tuesday lists! This … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: The Murder Mystery (Beth Haldane #1) by Alice Castle

Posted on August 29, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Murder Mystery by Alice Castle! This is the first in Castle’s series featuring Beth Haldane, and I am hooked! Author:      Alice Castle Book:        The Murder Mystery … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Friday and Book Blogger Hop: August 26, 2022

Posted on August 26, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fish out of Water by Marc Jedel

Posted on August 25, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: A small-town homicide. A community swamped in secrets. Can married amateur sleuths bait and capture the killer before the truth slips away? Elizabeth Trout had escaped her rural Arkansas hometown. Compelled to sort through her deceased grandmother’s belongings, she … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick

Posted on August 24, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

Posted on August 23, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

About the book: A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat. Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish Moonshyne Manor. All eyes turn to the witch in charge, Queenie, who confesses they’ve fallen … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Completed Series that I Wish Had More Books

Posted on August 23, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog and go here to see what others have on their Top Ten Tuesday lists! This … Continue reading →

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Book Blitz and Giveaway: The Flower Enigma by Breakfield and Burkey | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on August 19, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

THE FLOWER ENIGMA Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 5 by CHARLES BREAKFIELD & ROX BURKEY Small Town Mystery / Suspense / Amateur Sleuths Publisher: ICABOD Press Pages: 198 pages Publication Date: August 20, 2022 Scroll down for giveaway! Imagine a … Continue reading →

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