Monthly Archives: February 2023

Top Ten Tuesday: NetGalley Rejections that Hurt My Heart

Posted on February 28, 2023 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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Word of the Week: February 27, 2023

Posted on February 27, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Word of the Week: a bookish meme hosted here on Mondays in which we share a word that we find entertaining, enlightening, edifying, or just plain fun to say! Share your own word on your blog, then help me grow … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Copper Waters (Annalisse #4) by Marlene Bell | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on February 26, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

COPPER WATERS Annalisse Series, Book 4 by MARLENE M. BELL Genre: International Mystery / Crime / Romantic Suspense Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Date of Publication: October 7, 2022 Number of Pages: 340 Scroll down for the giveaway! A rural New Zealand … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Friday and Book Blogger Hop: February 24, 2023

Posted on February 24, 2023 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 Blitz and Giveaway: Brutal Season by Maryann Miller | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on February 24, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Get excited, y’all! It’s a BOOK BLITZ for the latest by Maryann Miller, Brutal Season. Read on to learn more about the book and to enter the GIVEAWAY! BRUTAL SEASON The Seasons Mysteries Series #4 BY MARYANN MILLER NOW AVAILABLE … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke

Posted on February 22, 2023 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: Net Force: Moving Target by Jerome Preisler

Posted on February 22, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: As this new threat escalates, the US president calls on the members of Net Force to prevent global chaos. In Paris, the leader of a new political movement has gone into hiding, pursued by a relentless group of bioenhanced … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour and Giveaway: Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook Mystery #2) by Ellen Byron

Posted on February 20, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Wined and Died in New Orleans (A Vintage Cookbook) by Ellen Byron About Wined and Died in New Orleans Wined and Died in New Orleans (A Vintage Cookbook) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Louisiana Berkley (February 7, 2023) … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Survival (Fallout, #1) by Lisa Harris | Lone Star Book Blog Tours

Posted on February 19, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

SURVIVAL Fallout Series, Book 1 by Lisa Harris Dystopian / Science Fiction / Mystery / Christian Publisher: Adrenaline-Fueled Fiction Pages: 236 pages Publication Date: October 19, 2021 SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! In today’s world, law enforcement agencies across the country … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer

Posted on February 15, 2023 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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