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Book Recommendations for Valentine’s Day (2025 Edition)

Book Recommendations for Valentine’s Day (2025 Edition)

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First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ Ava & Carol Detective Agency: The Haunted Mansion by Thomas Lockhaven, Emily Chase

First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ Ava & Carol Detective Agency: The Haunted Mansion by Thomas Lockhaven, Emily Chase

Ava & Carol Detective Agency: The Haunted Mansion by Thomas Lockhaven, Emily Chase, Purple, Mystery, Christmas, Threats, Scary, Thieves, Family, Friendship
“Do you want to hear a real ghost story?” Ethan Palmer leaned forward, leering at the children who sat huddled in a half-moon around a roaring campfire. The fire cracked and hissed, rebelling against the cold December night.
It was four days before Christmas, and as was Livingston tradition, the kids had spent the afternoon engaged in snowball fights, sledding, and ice skating on Lake Crystal. But now… Ethan Eugene Palmer had decided that the evening of festivities should take on a more sinister tone.
First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels #1) by India Holton , Flowers, Historical Fiction, Thief, Assassin, Aunt, Historical Fiction, Romance
There was no possibility of walking to the library that day. Morning rain had blanched the air, and Miss Darlington feared that if Cecilia ventured out she would devolop a cough and be dead within the week. Therefore Cecilia was at home, sitting with her aunt in a room ten degrees colder than the streets of London, and reading aloud The Song of Hiawatha by “that American rogue, Mr. Longfellow,” when the strange gentleman knocked at their door.
Teaser Tuesday ~ Kidnap on the California Comet by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman & Elisa Paganelli

Teaser Tuesday ~ Kidnap on the California Comet by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman & Elisa Paganelli

Kidnap on the California Comet, M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman, Elisa Paganelli, Mystery, Children's Book, Blue, Train, Boys, Girl
I had Random.org select a page number for me and it went with page 23.
Daylight flooded the roomette as the California Comet pulled out of the station. the window scene of Chicago skyscrapers became concrete highways, then widely spaced houses, then stunning autumn trees with leaves of burnished gold and fading magenta.
Friday’s Page 69 ~ Call Down the Hawk

Friday’s Page 69 ~ Call Down the Hawk

Call Down the Hawk, Maggie Stiefvater, Dreamer Trilogy, Book 1, LGBT, Paranormal, Fantasy, Young Adult, Multiple POV, Hawk, Mountains, Clouds, Forests, Trees, Red Eye, Dreams, Dreaming, Maggie Stiefvater
A striking portrait took center stage. The subject was a lovely golden-haired woman in a man’s jacket; she peered warily at the viewer. He wasn’t ordinarily into figurative art, but it made him feel things in his parts. Which parts he hadn’t worked out yet. Multi-part feelings.