Jane Reads: May 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

Feature and Follow Friday, May 31

Gain new followers & make new friends, with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee.com and Alison of Alison Can Read, and each host has a Feature Blog. If you're a blogger, come join in on the fun! Click the links to sign up or to get more info.

Q:

What blogger would you most like to meet in real life? Tell us about him or her.

A:

Kimba, the

Kimba has provided me with much needed assistance, through her blog and in PMs, since I began my own blog in April.

Kimba's blog includes a very helpful section titled "Blogger Tips and Tricks," which I refer to so often that I have it bookmarked.

Thanks, Kimba!

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COMMENTS from GOOGLE+

Kimberly Costa

4 weeks ago - Shared publicly

Thanks Jane. I am so glad I could help and would love to meet you too :)

Jane Carraway

4 weeks ago

Awwww, that's so nice of you. Now I'm blushing - lol

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Aw, she sounds awesome :D There is just so many bloggers I would love to meet. Wish I lived in Amercia. Sigh :) Thank you for sharing sweetie. < 3
Thank you for commenting on my blog. < 3
Love, Carina @ Carina's Books

Jane Reads

1 month ago

My pleasure! Thanks for hopping in!

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Kristen Knox

1 month ago - Shared publicly

I don't know if I'd want to meet anyone in person. I worry they'd be disappointed in me. :-/

Jane Reads

1 month ago

It would be intimidating, wouldn't it? Meeting someone "famous." LOL

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Jessica aGREATread

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Kimba's great! We converse a lot through comments! She was one of my picks as well!

Here's my Follow Friday.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Old Follower :)

Jane Reads

1 month ago

I'll bet she's the pick of a lot of Bloggers! Thanks for the visit!

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Emily Anne

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Hmm, Blogger tips and tricks? I need to check her site out :)

New Bloglovin Follower

Emily @ Counting in Bookcases

Jane Reads

1 month ago

Yes, it's listed in one of the tabs on her home page. Thanks for hopping in this week.

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Traci Horton

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Kimba is a great choice! Thanks for stopping by this week and I'm following you back via G+ :)
Traci @ Mad Hatter Reads

Jane Reads

1 month ago

You're welcome! Thanks for the return visit and the follow-back!

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Natalia Kodaratos

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Kimba sure has a great blog title. I'll be sure to check it out :) Following you back on bloglovin.

Jane Reads

1 month ago

Thanks for hopping in! I'm following you back!

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Sunny Duvall

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Oh, I love her blog! :)

Sunny @ Blue Sky Bookshelf

Jane Reads

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Isn't it great? Thanks for hopping in!

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Chloe Lee

1 month ago - Shared publicly

I love that blog, New GFC and Linky Follower

Jane Reads

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Thanks for the visit and the follows! Following you back!!

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Alyssa Susanna

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Oooo, I love Kimba's blog! She is great. I think her tips and tricks section is awesome :D

New Linky follower!

Check out my FF post!

Jane Reads

1 month ago - Shared publicly

@ Alyssa Susanna

Agreed! Thanks for the visit and the follows!

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Hot Rocks, by Randy Rawls

Read from March 29 to 30, 2013

R is for Randy Rawls, author of Hot Rocks. Hot Rocks is the first book in the Beth Bowman P.I. mystery series, a new series filled with odd and quirky characters, that combine into a winning formula.

From the author's website:

Beth Bowman, South Florida PI, accepts a simple case: follow a husband and catch him with his girlfriend. BUT . . .

Is the wife a wife?

Is the husband her husband?

Is there a girlfriend?

Beth finds herself framed for murder of the husband, and the wife has disappeared. Working the streets of Boca Raton in search of the wife, she recruits a homeless newspaper vendor. But again, THINGS ARE NOT AS THEY SEEM.

Beth recruits a homeless newspaper vendor to help her solve the murder and clear her name. This vendor, in turn, rounds up a small army of street people to assist Beth. To learn how these unlikely heroes accomplish all this, and much more, you should read the book for yourself. You'll be glad you did.

This book qualifies for
2013 Goodreads Reading Challenge
Year-Long Alphabet Challenge 2013

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COMMENTS from GOOGLE+

Carina Olsen

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Sounds like an interesting book :D Glad you enjoyed it so much! Thank you for sharing. < 3
Thank you for commenting on my mailbox. < 3
Love, Carina @ Carina's Books

Jane Reads

1 month ago

Thanks! and thanks for hopping in! You're welcome any time.

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Brandi Kosiner

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Glad you enjoyed. i haven't heard of this one

Jane Reads

1 month ago

Thanks! I saw it on a list of free and cheap kindle books, and thought it sounded interesting enough to give it a try. It turned out to be a page-turner that I couldn't put down!

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