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#Free Kindle Swimming Upstream

Women’s fiction novel SWIMMING UPSTREAM by Ruth Mancini is #FREE as a kindle download today Thursday 18/4/13 through to Friday 19/4/13. It’s a gripping but thoughtful story about female friendships, life choices, coming to terms and moving on… http://bit.ly/XJPfA8

Free Kindle "A Night Encounter"

The Kindle edition will be FREE on Amazon all weekend. I hope you enjoy it.

A Night Encounter is a very short story about regrets and self-forgiveness. A daughter's disrespect borne of sibling rivalry comes back to haunt her in a most unusual and gentle way.
http://goo.gl/Y3EHV

Writing from my Altar

Please let me know where your favorite place to read and write is. I would love to hear about it. I remember loaning a book out years ago, and my friend called me up, laughing. She wanting to know if I'd been eating pistachios while I was reading. Embarrassed, I had to say yes; the book was full of tell-tale pistachio detritus. In my youth, I used to plan a reading binge to coincide with a snack binge. Now, in my old age, I can't afford the calories. As a writer, reading fiction is a luxury, but when I find a writer who's captured my attention, I love it.

Here's a repost of a guest post I did for Bunny's Review, one of my favorite book bloggers. http://2sheepinthecity.com/2013/04/11...

Thank You!

I love the book community. Thank you for reading and reviewing. Truly, I appreciate it so very much.

I'm trying to make more time for reading. If I'm not engaged right away, I can't do it! Most of the reviews I write are positive because I'm not able to wade through something that I don't like.

Enjoy the coming spring weather!

Free Kindle Natural Dyes from the Backyard

HI, to you crafters, homeschoolers and other creative readers, my little book on dyeing with plants and found dyestuffs is free in Kindle format today and Saturday.

http://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Techni...

FREE Kindle A Prayer for My Mother

A Prayer for My Mother - essays on aging, death, and grief A compilation of posts from Suzanne Jenkins blog, 2sheepinthecity.com, spanning the past six years. The essays cover everything from the author's sadness after her mother's death, to the state of her aging thighs, and the loss of the family's beloved Boston Terriers. Please take advantage of the free offer! Thank you so much.
http://www.amazon.com/Prayer-My-Mothe...

Free Kindle "A Night Encounter"

Today, March 26th only A Night Encounter is a very short story about regrets and self-forgiveness. A daughter's disrespect borne of sibling rivalry comes back to haunt her in a most unusual and gentle way.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Night-Encount...

The Emotions of the Writer; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

http://suzannejenkins.net/the-good-th...

House at the Edge of a Wooded Path

http://2sheepinthecity.com/2013/02/24...

Jersey Girl Book Character Study and Review of The Greeks of Beaubien Street

Review...
ust when I thought author Suzanne Jenkins couldn't top her awesome Pam of Babylon series, she comes back strong with a new gritty no-nonsense murder mystery suspense thriller of a series called The Greektown Trilogy that will curl her readers' toes! In the first book of the series, The Greeks of Beaubien Street, the author introduces her readers to Detroit homicide detective Jill Zannos and her beloved Greek family who live in the Detroit neighborhood of Greektown. The story alternates between a disturbing rape/murder investigation of a retired police officer's twenty-six year old daughter; and tales of the Zannos family's Greek traditions and secrets that abound in the Greektown neighborhood of Beaubien Street.

This riveting and graphic whodunit and glimpse into the Zannos family history is a gripping page turner that will captivate the reader's attention. Full of dramatic and suspenseful twists and turns, the reader will be kept guessing what will happen next in both the murder investigation and the Zannos family drama as the story unfolds. Written in the third person narrative, the author weaves a tale that allows the reader to get a glimpse into the minds of each of the intriguing cast of characters. There isn't enough words to describe the creepiness of some of the characters, believe me when I say that the author sure does know how to create a fascinating cast of characters, who leap off the pages with their intriguing dialogues and interactions. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the richly detailed description of the setting in this book. The author's personal familiarity of growing up in a Greek household in the suburbs of Detroit allows her to transport the readers to the Greektown neighborhood and Beaubien Street where the Zannos family resides. I loved her description of the tight knit Greek community and their cultural traditions. I could close my eyes and visualize the neighborhood sights and sounds, especially Jill's father Gus' grocery store, their family home, and the Detroit streets that Jill cruises in her line of duty.

The Greeks of Beaubien Street is a compelling first book in The Greektown Trilogy series. This multi-layered tale of a gritty murder investigation and intriguing Zannos family drama will captivate you from beginning, while leaving you with a cliff hanger of an ending and wanting more ... only to make you wait for the continuation of the story in the second book in the series, The Princess of Greektown, which will be published in the Summer of 2013. Kudos Suzanne, you got me hooked on another one of your series!


RATINGS: 5 STARS *****



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