The 24 February 2023 Friday Finds are here with a new Author & Blogger of the Week, Fresh picks of books, recipes, & crafts, plus much more!
Hello, my friends & welcome to the 24 February 2023 Fun!
How are you doing? Life is crazy busy here, even though we are currently in quarantine for a positive covid test. Luckily, I can read, review, blog, and craft from the comfort of home. Living in the vast rural splendor, we can also be outside all we want without worrying about running into neighbors, etc. I’m serial testing every few days to ensure I am not positive myself…I have errands to run soon. Important stuff like…my library card expired, and you must renew in person. Someday, they may get up to speed with online renewals, etc. I love using the Libby App to download digital and audiobooks. Maybe a grocery/med pickup too.
I hope you enjoy this week’s post, and be sure you leave a comment below voting for your favorite find of the week.
Peace & Love
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Friday Finds | 24 February 2023 | Author News
Do you have a new book releasing soon, a special promotion coming up, or any other news of your author-life I can share with my readers?
In the reported book and author news this week…
Lou Kemp is moving forward with republishing her Celwyn series through 4 Horsemen Publishing. Book 3, The Raven and the Pig, will be reissued in April or so. After that, the rest of the series will be initially published by 4 Horsemen.
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Gail Ward Olmsted is my newest featured author. I enjoy her books so much. The most recent I reviewed was Miranda Writes. Please welcome Gail to the website (on the sidebar & in this post) by reading my reviews and visiting her website. She is also the featured author in my Bookshop this week.
Ellie Hawkes is my Blogger of the Week. You can read all about her blog and her critiquing/feedback services on the sidebar.
Would you like to be featured as my Author/Blogger of the Week? Please drop me a comment below to let me know. That’s all it takes! (Alternately, I have a list and let the RNG pick for me.)
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Friday Finds | 24 February 2023 | Books
These are a few of the books that caught my eye this week. Have you read them? Would you like to?
How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace
The #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and beyond!
You’ve been planning night and day, and finally, you’ve created the perfect trap with shamrocks, pots of gold, and rainbows galore! Now all you need to do is wait. Is this the year you’ll finally catch the leprechaun? Start a St. Patrick’s Day tradition with this fun and lively children’s picture book, and get inspired to build leprechaun traps of your own at home or in the classroom! Laugh along in this zany story for kids that blends STEAM concepts with hilarious rhymes and vibrant illustrations!
How to catch a leprechaun?
It’s tougher than you think!
He’ll turn your whole house upside down.
He’s quicker than a wink!
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Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
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The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
Would you defend your husband if he was accused of killing his mistress?
Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned.
The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in his career. He begins to tire of his and Sarah’s relationship as she is constantly working.
Out in the secluded woods, at Adam and Sarah’s second home, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers.
Then, one morning everything changes. Adam is arrested for Kelly’s murder. She had been found stabbed to death in Adam and Sarah’s second home.
Sarah soon finds herself playing the defender for her own husband, a man accused of murdering his mistress.
But is Adam guilty or is he innocent?
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Friday Finds | 24 February 2023 | Recipes
Rainbow Fruit Dessert from Organized Island
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Corned Beef and Cabbage Sliders from Delish
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Irish Nachos from Gluten-Free Homestead
Friday Finds | 24 February 2023 | Creative Projects
What project do you currently have in progress? This might be for you if you want a fun, fast project.
St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Kit from Little Hands & Nature
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Let’s Knit a Scarf Kit from Knifty Knittings
Friday Finds | 24 February 2023 | Gina’s Blog Roundup
What are some of your favorite blogs to visit each week? I love surfing through an eclectic mix of blogs. It’s a rabbit hole I fall into frequently! I use these sites to find upcoming books I want to read.
iRead Book Tours Goddess Fish Promotions Goodreads
Goodreads also has a great community to interact with. I’m earning more about Storygraph this year. I think it has potential.
If you missed one of my reviews in the past week, here’s an easy link to find them all, or click on the image & links below. Be sure you check out the giveaways. There are some great prizes this week!
Miranda Writes by Gail Ward Olmstead | Book Review ~ 5-Star #ContemporaryWomensFiction
One Giant Leap by Ben Gartner | Spotlight ~ Excerpt ~ $25 Gift Card ~ Author Guest Post
BBNYA Winner’s Tour: #13 ~ Haven (The Fae Queen’s Court Book 1) by Ceril N Domace |
Please feel free to check out these reviews and leave a comment with your thoughts. As you can see, some of them could use some love!
What would you like to see in next week’s Friday Finds?
Thanks for reading this week.
Peace & Love!
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I hope you are all feeling better soon! If you have no symptoms, you are well! Have a great weekend!
I have a bit of sniffles, but that’s normal for me. I’m still testing negative 10 days after exposure, so I’m great.. I think
Gina – sounds like a brutal week between your being ill with Covid, combating insurance nightmares and investigating the odd nocturnal activities around you. Be safe and be well, my friend!
Thanks Mim…I’m still testing negative. So fingers crossed it stays that way. Things are definitely looking up. It helps that the sun is shining bright. What are your plans this weekend?
Sorry about the Covid. Thankful for reading, reviewing, and blogging because we can always keep busy!