Friday Finds | 11 March 2022 | St. Patrick’s Day Edition, Books, Keto, Recipes, & Friendship Bracelets.
Hello & welcome to the St. Patrick’s Day edition of the Friday Finds! Where possible, I tried to create a theme with today’s finds. I hope you enjoy them.
Geary Reid won the email newsletter contest last week He’ll be the featured author in my BookShop this week and you’ll find a link to his blog on my sidebar shortly. Please show Geary some love this week. Make sure you are signed up on the “Friday Finds” email list for your chance to be rewarded. (The winner is currently chosen by a random number generator from newsletter subscribers who interact with the newsletter and/or post.) Not an author or blogger? If you comment & win, we’ll work out a prize for you.
Friday Finds | 11 March 2022 | Books
After the Rising & Before the Fall by Orna Ross (2 books in 1)
In this heart-breaking saga about a young woman, her doomed lover, and the war-torn history that threatens to destroy their future as well as their past, you’ll find almost 600 pages of romance, revenge, and redemption by the bestselling and award-winning author Orna Ross.
Save 50% on this special bundle deal!
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This is Happiness by Niall Williams
A profound and enchanting new novel from Booker Prize-longlisted author Niall Williams about the loves of our lives and the joys of reminiscing.
Niall Williams’ latest novel is an intricately observed portrait of a community, its idiosyncrasies and its traditions, its paradoxes and its inanities, its failures and its triumphs. Luminous and otherworldly, and yet anchored with deep-running roots into the earthy and the everyday, This Is Happiness is about stories as the very stuff of life: the ways they make the texture and matter of our world and the ways they write and rewrite us. (Also available in AudioBook)
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Maisie McGillicuddy’s Sheep Got Muddy by Kelly Grettler
An Irish adventure tale about a little girl & her best friend who happens to be a sheep.
Shamrock has gone missing! Follow Maisie & her sheep all around the Emerald Isle as she heads north on an epic quest to find him not realizing he’s headed south! Will they ever find each other?
Your kids will LOVE the beautiful collage-style illustrations of Ireland’s most iconic spots and the map in the back to track their journey! Maisie McGillicuddy’s Sheep Got Muddy is about friendship, loyalty, perseverance, bravery, faith, and never giving up on the ones that you love.
Author News | 11 March 2022
The Author of the Week feature is back for now. If you are interested in being featured, simply leave me a comment below to let me know.
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?
Jessica D. Adams shared that her latest book, Back to Grandmom will be available for a FREE download on Amazon on March 17th!
Friday Finds | 11 March 2022 | Recipes
Looking for a great Keto recipe for your St. Paddie’s Day meal? This Egg Roll in a Bowl from The Evolved Table is quick, simple & delicious!
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This is a great time to have Bangers and Mash with Guinness Onion Gravy. (Recipe from MidgetMomma)
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Let’s finish off our themed recipes with a Shamrock Shake Lasagna dessert from OMGchocolateDesserts.
Friday Finds |11 March 2022 | DIY
March is National Craft Month and Annie’s Catalog has everything you need, no matter which craft you are in the mood for!
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Friendship Bracelets have come a long way since I made them out of chewing gum wrappers back in prehistoric days and my girls made them from embroidery floss.
These DIY Friendship Bracelet Kits were designed to remind us how special it is to make something and how important it is to allow ourselves to unwind, daydream, and just be.
-Each kit contains all the parts needed to make 6 bracelets
-5 different color kits to choose from
-Instruction booklet included
-makes one gemstone stretch bracelet, 2 Miyuki bead stretch bracelets, and 3 woven bracelets
How-to Videos are available on their website.
Friday Finds |11 March 2022 | Blog Roundup
These are a few blogs/websites that I visit frequently. Look for more shout-outs every week.
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If you missed a book review in the past week, here’s an easy link to find them or click on the image & links below. There are giveaways ranging from $25 gift cards to signed copies of books, and extras. Be sure you are entered before they expire.
That Missed Call by Kris Francoeur | $25 Giveaway, Excerpt, Spotlight
Unlock My Heart by Jennifer Wilck | Scarred Hearts Series | Review, $15 Giveaway, Excerpt
Friends to the End by C.L. Colyer | $15 Giveaway, Guest Post, & Excerpt
The Gingerbread Curse by April Marcom | $25 Giveaway, Guest Post, Book Excerpt, & Spotlight
Odriel’s Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow | Review | BBNYA 2021 Finalist Tour | 5-Star Fantasy
Thanks for reading this week. Peace & Love!
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Always the best ‘finds’. Thank you Gina for spreading joy!
You are so welcome, Eve. The “Finds” are my weekly labor of love 💗!
Thank you so much for sharing my upcoming free eBook promotion!
I feel your pain with the email open and click rates. All I hear these days is to build up your email lists and yet once you get people on the list, it’s no guarantee they will even open or click on the emails. I really don’t know what makes people want to click. It’s a mystery to me. Maybe one day we’ll figure it out, lol!
Have a great weekend!
I will never not “click” LOL and I’m brand new on this one. 🙂
That’s amazing! Gina is very nice and so supportive of authors! You’ll love her content! 🙂
I believe you. 🙂 I already do!
Awww. Y’all are making me blush!
Thanks for stopping by today, Jessica. I absolutely love sharing anything to help indie authors. This is my dream retirement job! Hope you have a fab weekend, too.
OMG. I have to say, this is my first newsletter, but the friendship bracelet kits and the books – especially, “Maisie McGillicuddy’s Sheep Got Muddy” (WHAT an adorable cover – I immediately bought the book and kit for my granddaughter. I didn’t even know about these things! AND I am going to attempt to make that Shamrock Shake Lasagna because it makes me drool looking at the picture. I am SO happy I signed up for this newsletter. This is stunning, Gina! Awesome Job!!! If you ever need book reviewers, let me know. 🙂
Thank you so much, Amy. I’m so happy to have you here!