The Friday 56 - Jan 29

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find a snippet, short and sweet.
• Post it and add the url to your post in the Linky on Freda's post. If you don't link up, we may not know to visit.
• Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56

Imagine my glee when I realized I didn't book myself into any reviews for the month of February. Tee-hee!!! So, I decide to open this short cozy up and get started.

Sarah Garland, a retired homicide detective who’s gone through a painful divorce, seems to have found her peace at last, as a coffeeshop owner, in the sleepy (and freezing) small town of Snow Falls, Alaska. What she didn’t expect, was for her past life to catch up with her. Or, for her new life as a mystery writer to inspire a deadly killer to target her.

Yet, when the killer leaves a frightening clue-a creepy snowman, donning a leather jacket and eating a peppermint candy cane, left in front of her cabin-Sarah begins to suspect Conrad Spencer, the new detective in town, who is pursuing a murderer of his own. Soon, it becomes obvious that the sleuths would have to join forces, in order to catch the killer.

Sarah and Conrad must put their tragic pasts behind them and find out who’s after her…before the trail becomes frozen.

"Oh, dear," Amanda said, terrified. Scrambling to her feet, she looked around, saw a broom, grabbed it and then hurried out into the snow to protect her friend. "I'll protect you!" she yelled at Sarah over the screaming wind, holding the broom in her hands like a baseball bat.

The Friday 56 - February 23

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice.

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
• Post it.

This is from page 156 of a cozy mystery series by A. K. Arenz....

I closed the door behind me, eliminating the only light in the vast entryway. Every blind in the house seemed to be closed, with the curtains tightly shut. It was an eerie reminder of how I started the day by breaking into Zeke Wallace's house. 

The Friday 56 - February 16

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice.

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
• Post it.

Page 56 from Strong Light of Day was blank, so this is from page 156...

Paz knelt between them, taking a card in hand. "Time to take a good look at your future, amigos. Let's see what we've got here...Hey, it says Judgment. How fitting is that? But do you know what it means?" he asked one of them, flashing the card before his blood-filled eyes. "No? Let's see if this helps?"

The Friday 56 - January 26

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice.

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
• Post it.

This is from around 156 in this novel by one of my favorite Christian authors, Kathi Macias.

I'm not very hungry, but I don't want to hurt Pete's feelings. He went to all the trouble of ordering Chinese food--even my favorite sweet-and-sour chicken--so the least I can do is sit down here and have some with him. I don't know why we can't eat at the kitchen table, though. I really don't like listening to the news while we eat. It's never good news, and it gives me a headache. 

You can visit this week's Friday 56 at Freda's blog and discover more books to check out. 

The Friday 56 - January 19

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice.

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
• Post it.

Took this bit from page 156 since page 56 is blank. 

"I always feel like I need a shower after our visits, Jones. Why don't you just fill me in on the shit you dragged in with you this time? I could practically smell it when I walked in the building."

You can visit this week's Friday 56 at Freda's blog and discover more books to check out. 

The Friday 56 - Jan 12

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice.

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
• Post it.

Contemporary culture focuses so much on the need to have a great sex life. They say sex sells, and it certainly is used to sell everything from hamburgers and cars to vacations and electronics. Yet when it comes to the way media represents sex--from TV to Oscar-winning films to porn--the pleasure of women is presented as secondary, if presented at all.

You can visit this week's Friday 56 at Freda's blog to find more books to check out.

The Friday 56 - Jan 5

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice.

Rules:

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
• Post it.

"Of course, I would love to be of assistance."

"You would be compensated as well." The man's weathered face concealed his age. But he was an imposing presence.

You can visit this week's Friday 56 at Freda's blog to find more books to check out.

The Friday 56 - June 23

Hosted by Freda's Voice.


Rules:

*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post on Linky at Freda's site. Add the post url, not your blog url.


It's been a while since I participated in this meme. Hopefully I can keep it going at least through the summer. My first choice is from one of my favorite authors of southern fiction. This is a continuation of her series set in Chattahoochee, Florida. I reviewed the first and second books. I own two other of the author's books set in the same place but they have different main characters.

Jake swung open the paneled door. A squat woman waited on the other side of the screened door. Genevieve Presley Alcott. No need to second guess the name. Her initials were monogrammed on her paisley red Vera Bradley handbag. First thought: she looks like someone's somewhat overdressed grandmother.  Second thought: Red Riding Hood had mistaken the big bad wolf for her kindly grandmother. 

100+ Book Challenge (2016) Sponsored by Freda's Voice

Back for its third year is the 100+ Book Challenge sponsored by Freda's Voice. I've been participating since this challenge's inception. Can't say I've ever met my goal, but I keep trying.

Rules are as follows:

1. Create a post, but list as you read, either a blog or GoodReads, somewhere I can see it, and leave your url to that post in the Linky below.
2. Read some books. Any books. No limit in pages, even the phone book counts if that is your fancy. Just read!
3. That's it! Just read and link up your review so she can read it and possibly add the book to her wishlist. :-)

Sign up closes April 1st, 2016

At the beginning of each month a new Linky to post your reviews at Freda's Voice will be posted.

Read 100 books or more in 2016! Good luck!

Cheryl's List for the 2016 100+ Book Challenge

1. The Corner Cafe by various authors
2. The Covert Element by John L. Betcher
3. A Bride for Pastor Dan by Katie Crabapple
4. Little Girl Gone by Brett Battles
5. For Keeps by Aaron Paul Lazar
6. Every Precious Thing by Brett Battles
7. Confessions of a Move Addict by Betty Jo Tucker
8. Children of the Fog by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
9. Mayan Intrigue by Linda Weaver Clarke
10. Montezuma Intrigue by Linda Weaver Clarke
11. Dead Man's Gambit by Frank Scully
12. Empty Time by Frank Scully
13. The Pull of Gravity by Brett Battles
14. Fire Men by Gary R. Ryman
15. Accomplished in Murder by Dara England
16. Resonances by Mary Andrews
17. Take Chances by KC Sprayberry
18. Sweet Freedom with a Slice of Peach Cobbler compiled by Jennifer Slattery
19. Her Cracked Heart by P.A. Estelle
20. Quest of the Hart by Mary Waibel
21. Upon Your Return by Marie Lavender
22. Mariah's Marriage by Anne Stenhouse
23. Reading the Dead: The Sarah Milton Chronicles by J. B. Cameron
24. Revelations by Julie Lynn Hayes
25. Ghost Writer by Vala Kaye
26. Christmas Escape by E. B. Sullivan
27. In My Own Shadow by Susan A. Royal
28. Lady in Waiting by Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz
29. Coda to Murder by J. Q. Rose
30. Bella's Betrothal by Anne Stenhouse
31. Brave Strong True by Dr Kate Hendricks Thomas
32. 44 Cranberry Point by Debbie Macomber
33. The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes
34. Not As It Seems by Marilyn Meredith
35. Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
36. This Matter of Marriage by Debbie Macomber
37. The Bitch in the House by Cathi Hanauer
38. Fit Fuel by Robert Irvine
39. Voices from the Outer Banks by Stephen Kirk
40. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Biography by Laura Ingalls Wilder and edited by Pamela Smith Hill
41. Strong Light of Day by Jon Land
42. Tell No One by Harban Coben
43. The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter
44. Morse's Greatest Mystery by Colin Dexter
45. Deal Breaker by Harban Coben
46. Drop Shot by Harban Coben
47. Fade Away by Harban Coben
48. Back Spin by Harban Coben
49. One False Move by Harban Coben
50. The Final Detail by Harban Coben
51. Darkest Fear by Harban Coben
52. Promise Me by Harban Coben
53. Long Lost by Harban Coben
54. Live Wire by Harban Coben
55. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
56. A Very Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer
57. Hailey's Chance by Morgan Mandel
58. Star of Wonder by Tracy Higley
59. A Christmas Gift by Stella Wilkinson
60. Cranberry Bluff Deborah Garner
61. A Ghost for Christmas by J. D. Winters
62. A Family for Christmas by Mona Ingram
63. Double Forte by Aaron Paul Lazar
64. The Disappearance of Billy Moore by Aaron Paul Lazar
65. The Seacrest by Aaron Paul Lazar
66. Mary's Christmas Story by Lucinda Weeks
67. Her Heart's Desire by Ruth Ann Nordin
68. Latina Authors and Their Muses by Mayra Calvani
69. Changing Tracks by Sarah Cass
70. Santa, Maybe by Sarah Cass
71. Independent Brake by Sarah Cass
72. Getting into Character by Brandilyn Collins
73. Beyond Justice by Joshua Graham
74. Redemption by Rosa Lee Jude
75. The Last Gift by Joshua Graham
76. Murder Bay by David Horwitz
77. Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper
78. Earthly Needs by Marty Damon
79. The One You Love by Paul Pilkington
80. The Centurion's Wife by Janette Oke
81. The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot
82. The Mistletoe Bride by Scarlett Jade
83. A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher
84. A Log Cabin Christmas by Wanda E. Brunstetter
85. Against All Odds by Chuck Norris
86. An Amish Christmas Quilt by Charlotte Hubbard et al. 
87. Asking for Murder by Roberta Isleib
88. While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax
89. Borrowed names by Jeannine Atkins
90. Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson
91. Christmas at Pebble Creek by Vannetta Chapman
92. DeadMistress by Carole Shmurak
93. Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis
94. Exiles on Main Street by Lisa Kleinholz
95. Jo's Girls by Christian McEwen
96. Killer in Crinolines by Duffy Brown
97. Mother's Day Murder by Leslie Meier
98. The Day We Met by Rowan Coleman
99. Lessons from the Mountain by Mary McDonough
100. Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
101. From the Mouth of Ma by Robynne Elizabeth Miller
102. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
103. Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

100+ Book Challenge Sponsored by Freda's Voice

Freda's Voice is one again sponsoring the 100+ Book Challenge. I didn't come close to my goal last year, but I am optimistic about 2015. 

Rules are as follows:

1. Create a post, but list as you read, either a blog or GoodReads, somewhere she can see it, and leave your url to that post in the Linky at Freda's Voice.
2. Read some books. Any books. No limit in pages, even the phone book counts if that is your fancy. Just read!
3. That's it!

Sign up closes April 1st, 2015

Same as last year. Easy. Just read and link up your reviews each month so Freda can read it and possibly add to her wishlist. :-) 

Same as last year she will be awarding prizes (I won one last year) if she can afford to. She is not under obligation to award prizes though, just to be clear. She did pretty good last year. Freda tried to award everyone who added to the Linky each month. 

Each beginning of the month a new Linky for your reviews will be posted.

See you there and happy reading!

Read 100 books or more in 2015!
Good luck!


My starting list:

• Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother
• Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
• The Paladins DuBois by Patricia Donaruma Wiliford
• Out of Control: Why Disciplining Your Child Doesn't Work by Shefali Tsabary, PhD
• Rush of Heaven by Ema McKinley with Cheryl Ricker
• While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax
• Love Your Husband Love Yourself by Jennifer Flanders
• Water to My Soul by Pamela Bauer Mueller
• The Map Across Time by C. S. Larkin
• The Economy of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Recession Proof Your Life by Kimberly Palmer
• The Minimum Wage Millionaire by Bill Edgar
• The Chosen by Andrea Buginsky
• The Seacrest by Aaron Paul Lazar
• The Covert Element by John L. Betcher
• A Bride for Pastor Dan by Katie Crabapple
• Little Girl Gone by Brett Battles
• For Keeps by Aaron Paul Lazar
• Every Precious Thing by Brett Battles
• The Corner Cafe: A Tasty Collections of Short Stories
• Confessions of a Movie Addict by Betty Jo Tucker