Monthly Archives: May 2023

Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder in the Scottish Hills by Lydia Travers

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

I’m delighted to be on the blog tour for Murder in the Scottish Hills, second in Lydia Travers’ Scottish Ladies’ Detective Agency series! Book Description: When Maud McIntyre and her lady’s maid Daisy travel into the Scottish Highlands, the last thing they … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hard Dough Homicide by Olivia Matthews

Posted on May 23, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: Someone in Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean neighborhood has an appetite for murder in Olivia Matthews’ Hard Dough Homicide . Spice Isle Bakery owner Lyndsay Murray is always looking for new ways to grow her family’s business. But she already regrets … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Instantly Make Me Want to Read a Book

Posted on May 23, 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: May 22, 2023

Posted on May 22, 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 Beginnings on Friday and Book Blogger Hop: May 19, 2023

Posted on May 19, 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’ll share a quote from … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Bulletproof Barista by Cleo Coyle

Posted on May 17, 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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Top Ten Tuesday: Things that Keep Me from Reading

Posted on May 16, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

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Book Review: The Long March Home by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee

Posted on May 15, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire. Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of … Continue reading →