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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Sun is shining, A light breeze to keep the humidity at bay. A perfect summer day!

After a week of clouds and rain, the sun finally shows itself again. Glorious day! I rushed outside to meet it, taking my computer, my phone, my Kindle, and a print book just in case. I spent many hours out their, reading, swimming in the pool, and just closing my eyes to listen to the seagulls. Man, I love summer! LOL

I also did a bit of writing.

Writing, you ask?  Yep, I’ve been trying my hand at a few short stories that have been in my head for years. I don’t plan on trying to publish them.  But I do plan on sharing them on my blog. When I do, Ill be asking for feedback. Good or bad! I thought it would be a fun discussion post and I need more of those.

If you have any plots you’d like me to take on, a challenge of sorts, bring em on. It might take a while, but I’ll try to get to them. Should challenge me and it would be fun to see what I can come up with.

These will be very short stories and flash fiction to start. When I do my reviews, most times I write my own synopsis and that’s whet my appetite to try to do more. Scary!

And a lot of them are horror shorts. I do love my scares. I also learned real quick to not write them on my computer. You’ll see why in the gif below.

This was me fairly quickly. LOL I now use pen and paper to get a rough draft written first.

So, what are your plans for the weekend?  I’d love to hear!

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

   

The 6:41 To Paris first caught my attention with the cover. Sounds fun.

And I jumped on the authors offer to read Cold Hearted. I loved the first book!

I’ve read books from a few different series’ by Joyce and Jim Lavene and jumped on this new release,

A Watery Death,  from a series I hadn’t read yet!

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New ones just because.

I grabbed these beauties from my favorite used books store. They are in perfect condition and they are autographed editions! How cool.

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

   

     

 

 

 

And some freebies for all of you game lovers!

Click on the pictures to get yours.

     

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

 

 

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

 

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What I won.

I won a few books and some awesome swag. Going to wait until it arrives and share the pictures of all the goodies.

I also won a couple of gift cards. I’ll show pictures of what I bought after I finish shopping. LOL

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

I’m tellin ya….Bubba Done It _ Cozy Southern Mystery Review and Giveaway

Shining the Light on Taylor Dean’s Newest Release ~ Girl Of Mine ~ Blast and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #116 ~ Cannibal Reign

Cover Reveal ~ Madison’s Song by Christine Amsden

This it it, the…Climax: The Publicist #3 ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

#T4T Blitz Giveaway ~ Call Me Grim and Into The Fire

Rumble in the jungle ~ Fevers by Joel Homer ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #63 ~ Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

GHOSTCROW: A Tale Of Andor ~ Tour Review

Exclusive Character Bios & Excerpt with Giveaway and Q&A ~ Dawn Of The Chupacabra ~ It’s coming!

New Cover! A Haunted House Tale ~ Free Friday and Saturday

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

It was a hot and busy week at work so I came home every day and dove into my house. AAH! The delicious AC! LOL I don’t know how they did it before it was invented.

One thing that still feels like spring here on the Gulf Coast is the cooler mornings and low humidity before that scorching sun builds it up and you are trying to breath that moist air.

I spend most mornings enjoying a hot cup of tea on my back porch and start my weekend mornings there too. This is my outdoor office. I’m working now.

   

Nice, eh?!  When I’m not reading or on my computer, I pick up my gardening tools and tweak things and plunge in the pool to cool off. I’m in Heaven:)

And I want to thank everyone for your helpful comments about what eReader I should buy last week. You ALL Rock!

I made up my mind and this recently arrived in my mailbox. Yeah!

Yep, I chose the Paperwhite and am learning about all of the bells and whistles now. I love it!

And for all the moms and soon to be moms out there, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

My mother is flying down and arrives next Wednesday. I can’t wait to see her!. She’ll be here for five months. I have a brother and a sister that live close by and we all fight over her. LOL She’s my best friend and an angel on this planet. I can only hope I’m as a great a mother to my son as she is to me. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. I love you so much!

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

 

 

I was thrilled to be offered Special Passage. I’ve read the other three and love this series.

And I was also thrilled to get Terminal. I’ve read the first three books and loved them. Just got to tidy up a review and on to this one.

And I couldn’t pass up In The Eyes Of Madness when the author offered it for review. Just my kind of reading!

I was thrilled to get The Gatherers. Been waiting a long time for this one. I had wicked fun with the first book, The Harvesting.

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New ones just because.

On my Kindle

I got so lucky and spotted this free on Amazon! I just reviewed Killing Weeds, the 8th book in this series and plan to go back and read the others. How cool that I got this one free. I prefer getting cozies in print but I still need to get 6 more books in this series and that gets a bit pricey.

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I’m into a lot of books for young readers and this sounded fun for all ages. Just check out the description!

And it’s FREE until the 16th. Click on the cover to get your copy.

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From Netgalley

I know. I said no more. LOL

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

   

    

   

   

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

 

 

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

   

   

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What I won.

This arrived in the mail this week.

It’s an American flag I won from the Marikay’s Rainbow Book Launch Party.

Thanks so much Marilyn.

I’ll be hanging it this week and will take pictures then:)

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And I won Boring Girls from Stephanie’s giveaway on A Dream Within A Dream.

Thanks so much Stephanie and thank you to Author Sara Taylor.

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Plus I won Learning To Float by Allan Ament.

The author sent me his book, some yummy chocolates, and a cool coffee mug!

Thanks so much Allan.

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News from around the web.

Over on Rabid Reads Carmel has a question for ya – Do You Read ARCs?

Check out Vicky’s 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Blogging post on Books, Biscuits and Tea

A Guide To Epic Book Hoarding ~ This fun post by Shannon on It Starts At Midnight had me laughing! Great gifs!

And check out her review and giveaway post for Salt and Stone. It was a blast. Those gifs get me every time!

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

My Monday Minis Reviews #39 ~ Ever have one of those days where everything is trying to eat ya?!

Three New Anthologies ~ Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ Help Fight Diabetes While You Read!

Teaser Tuesdays #113 ~ Tunnels

The Final Approach ~ Aoleon The Martian Girl #5 ~ The Pyramid Of Cydonia ~ Tour Review

A modern ghost story ~ When They Come Calling ~ Kickstarter and Giveaway

Swoon Romance YA Wednesday Blitz & Giveaway ~ Snark and Circumstance by Stephanie Wardrop

#T4T Two For Thursday Blitz & Giveaway ~ Very Superstitious & Two and Twenty Dark Tales Anthologies

Loss Angeles by Mathieu Cailler ~ A Short Story Collection

Oh Say Can You Fudge ~ A Candy-Coated Cozy Mystery ~ Review and Giveaway

#M9B Friday Reveal & Giveaway ~ Meet Lisa T. Cresswell ~ Author of Vessel

Book Reviewer Yellow Pages ~ $50 Blast Giveaway

Killing Weeds ~ A Peggy Lee Garden Mystery ~ #10th Anniversary Tour Review and Giveaway

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

Not much new has happened since last week. I did get a four day weekend and am enjoying it. Was weeding in one of my flower gardens and ran into a very nasty thorned vine. I came inside and forgot to wash my hands. Rubbed my eyes and they were on fire. I was freaking out. It took hours for my burning and watering eyes to get better. Now I’ll wear latex gloves under my gardening gloves. That was a toxic vine.

I’d love some help here. My Kindle is doing the slow death. It works, it doesn’t work. It freezes and drives me crazy.

I’ll go to use the highlight and it freezes. I shut it down, reload, which takes forever, and then it doesn’t save my place and I have to find it again. So frustrating.

I’ve begun keeping a print book close by while I use it in case it freezes up on me.

I bought it a couple of years ago and I’m glad it lasted this long with how much I use it.

Now I’m looking at new ones.

Which should I get?

A Kindle Fire, Paperwhite, or basic Kindle eReader?

I noticed the Kindle Fire is on sale right now for $99 and I almost grabbed it. Then I checked the Paperwhite and debated the price. Then I talked to my sister.

I remember she mentioned the Kindle Fire didn’t have a long battery life.

The Paperwhite is so much like the basic Kindle, the only thing I noticed different was it’s great for outdoor reading. Since I read in the shade, my basic Kindle is fine for that.

Got any suggestions on which I should get? What do you like about yours?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

From Netgalley

And this new one just released by Kristine Mason!

And I’ll be reviewing Madman Across The Water by Caroline Angel. Can’t share the cover with you yet. Plus waiting on a couple more.

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New ones just because.

I had to grab Dog River Blues.

I live right across Mobile Bay, not too far from where this story takes place, and I’m excited to read about places and people I’ll recognize!

I surprised myself at only grabbing this one new book. But lately I’ve been on a buying spree and need to read, not get more. LOL

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

     

   

   

   

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

Another light week on reviews. I’ve been averaging around seven a week and needed some brain down time.

 

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

 

I also have a couple more that I will fit in somewhere. Not sure which ones yet.

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What I won.

I won these lovely books from the Bestselling Poetry For Kids Giveaway.

   

And check this out! Each book has the audible disc inside.

I plan on reviewing the book and the audible version for each. Should be a fun mix!

Thanks so much Heather!

And I won a couple of gift cards.

One from Taylor Dean from her Wordless Wednesday Posts. It’s a really fun meme and you can check it out HERE.

And one from Goddess Fish for hosting. Thanks ladies!

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News from around the web.

Kayla has a fun post for her Top Ten Tuesday meme on Bibliophilia, Please ~ Books Which Feature Characters Who Are Talking Animals

And this post by Cait from  her blog Paper Fury was awesome fun and a huge hit ~ 10 Things You SHOULD Regularly Tell Writers

I know I had more than this to share with you. I just have to figure out which wrong folder I sent them too! LOL

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

Find Her by Amanda Kaitlyn ~ Tour Excerpt and Giveaway

An Eldritch City Short ~ Beneath ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~ The Tale of Willaby Creek by Victoria Lindstrom

Teaser Tuesdays #112 ~ Unlovely by Celeste Conway

Moccasin Trace by Hawk MacKinney ~ Tour Excerpt and Giveaway

The How To Series by Cassie Mae ~ Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays Blitz and Giveaway

The Shadeborn Series by K.C. Finn ~ Blog Tour and Giveaway

#T4T Two For Thursday Blitz & Giveaway ~ The Dead Zed Series by Scott Craven

A Mothman Mystery ~ Wrong Side Of The Grave by Bryna Butler ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

M9B Friday Reveal ~ Cover Reveal and Giveaway for Minotaur by Phillip W. Simpson

The Friday 56 #60 ~ Dying For The Past by TJ O’Connor

When a clone is killed, is it murder? The Day Before by Liana Brooks

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

The other night I had just finsihed reading a book and I glanced over to my nightstand to see which one I’d read next.

I had to laugh. There are two stacks there. One is books I’ve finished and need to write reviews for and one is the next books in line to be read.

I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I prefer to read print books over eBooks. Not to say I don’t read eBooks. I love my Kindle and wouldn’t have discovered so many amazing authors and books without using it.

It’s just that I find it easier to flip back and forth in a print book when I want to check back on something I’d read. Plus I love the smell of them. LOL

My kindle lets me highlight quotes I want to glance at when writing a review, but print books are a different story!

That’s what some of them look like after I mark points in the book I want to reference in my reviews.

Something else interesting. Many times, when I’m writing my reviews, I don’t even end up using these tagged sections. I just get going on the review and don’t need them. But they are handy for adding quotes I liked.

So, which do you prefer. Print or Ebooks? And do you use highlights or bookmarks?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

 

   

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New ones just because! Like I need a reason. LOL

My local library had a Buy The Inch sale and I found some goodies!

When they measured them is was just a tad under 2 feet.

I need more bookshelves!

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button!

   

     

     

   

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

I was a bit lighter on the amount of reviews this week. I’ve been averaging around seven a week and needed some brain down time. LOL

 

 

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

 

 

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What I won.

I mentioned I won my choice of book from Melanie Karsak and I asked her to surprise me with which one she sent.

She sent me two. Thanks so much Melanie! ! So Awesome. Check these out.

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I won this book in the YA Spring Fling Giveaway

Thanks so much to the tour hosts and Author H. J. Lawson!

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News from around the web.

Check out heather’s Book Chatter. An exciting post: What You Need To Know About Amazon Giveaways

Faye shares her thoughts on… Characters @ A Day Dreamer’s Thoughts

Over on Freda’s Voice is an interesting post: Learning About Blurb Tools

And Carmel @ Rabid reads asks: What eReader feature Do You Use The Most?

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

They’re coming for our cows! Review Tour for Aoleon, The Martian Girl #4 ~ Illegal Aliens

Freebie Alert! April 20th & 21st ~ Fields Of Elysium by A.B. Whelan

Teaser Tuesdays #111 ~ Constricted by @beccajcampbell ~ Review and Free Book

The woods belong to Vexel ~ Escape Through The Wilderness ~ Review Tour

Blast & Giveaway ~ Wedding Haters by Melissa Baldwin

Cozy Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~ You Can’t Get Blood Out Of Shag Carpet by Juliette Harper

#T4T Two For Thursday Blitz & Giveaway ~ The Atman Series ~ Life, A.D. and M.I.A.

Thursday Theatre #29 ~ Arnold is back! Maggie and The Last Stand

Banished Spirits, Reapers, Hunters & Creators ~ My Demonic Ghost Series by Jacinta Maree

#M9B Friday Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~ Last Siege Of Haven ~ The Undertakers #4 by Ty Drago

The Friday 56 #59 ~ Cut Me Free by J.R. Johannson

The Holy Dark by Kyoko M ~ Blitz Review & Giveaway

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Hard to believe another week has flown by. I happened to notice the days are getting longer! That means spring will be here soon. Not soon enough for me! LOL

I’ve been reading a lot and working a lot and nothing much new has happened since last week. Except I got a lot of new books!

As I type this, I’m watching my dog and cat play on the area rug. What a pair.

I inherited my cat, Sheba, from my sister when she passed away earlier this year.

Quigley, my dog, I inherited many years ago when someone dumped him in my yard.

They are both black as night and getting up there in age.

Sometimes I think Quigley is the boss and sometimes I think Sheba is. I guess they work that out between themselves.

You can’t see it in the photo, but Sheba isn’t de-clawed so Quigley is looking a little wary right now. They are so funny.

Sheba isn’t allowed outside but every now and then she slips out and Quigley will rush over and herd her back inside. And whenever Quigley goes to the back door. which is glass, and sits down to look outside, Sheba sits right next them. The only thing that moves is her tail. LOL

When I first got Quigley, I also had another dog I’d taken in, a golden retriever/greyhound mix we called Lassie. We called them the ghost and the darkness as she was almost white and he was pitch black. At night you couldn’t even see Quigley in the backyard, but Lassie glowed. I had to put her to sleep when she got an incurable fungus that water dogs get. Quigley was lost without her, but eventually he started eating and playing again. When my sister moved in from California, she brought two black cats, Sheba and Shasta. We had to put Shasta down because of old age. Now that Sheba has lost my sister, I think they are good for each other.

How about you? Got any best friends like these? Are you a cat person or a dog person or both?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

You can click on the covers to check them out on Goodreads.

 

 

 

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New ones just for me!

   

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

 

 

 

 

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Books I reviewed this week.

Click on the covers for my reviews.

 

 

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

   

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What I won.

   

I won all three print copies plus some beautiful post cards and a sweet t-shirt from a giveaway on YA Romantic.

Thanks so much Jen and thank you to Author Morgan Rhodes.

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I won this print ARC from a giveaway on Buried Under Books.

Thanks so much Leila and thanks to Author E. Michael Helms.

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I won a print copy from the Crashers Giveaway.

Thanks so much to Author Lindy S. Hudis.

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I won this print copy from a giveaway on The Dreamweaver’s Cottage.

Thank you Jenny and thanks to the wonderful authors!

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I won this ebook from the giveaway hosted by Chapter by Chapter.

Now I have both books in this series!

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I won this fun coloring book from the gals at I Smell Sheep.

Thanks ya’ll and thanks to Author Roger Ma.

I’ll add this to my zombie apocalypse kit, along with some crayons. LOL

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Other Posts this week.

Gargoyles and Alchemy ~ The Accidental Alchemist ~ Review and Giveaway

Son of Set by Kelsey Ketch ~ Book Highlight and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #95 ~ Growl

Aoleon The Martian Girl ~ An out of this world adventure and review

Passing Through Perfect by Bette Lee Crosby ~ Book Blast and Giveaway

Growl by Ashley Fontainne ~ Release Day Review and Giveaway

Join the adventure ~ Missing In Paradise ~ Review and Giveaway

Books You Might Have Missed Giveaway Blitz

Mel Goes To Hell by Demelza Carlton ~ Book Series Tour

The Friday 56 #48 ~ My Favorite Corpse ~ A Skullduggery Inn Cozy Mystery

Parched ~ Grand Finale Blitz and Giveaway

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.