Friday Fun - The Friday 56 and First Lines for May 26, 2023

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The Book Blogger Hop question is about e-books and it turns out my teasers are from a book that I'm reading for review that is an e-book format. I wasn't sure how much this story would appeal to me, because I don't usually care for settings during WWI or WWII, but so far I'm enjoying this one. And just look at the cover - isn't it lovely?

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Camp Pendleton, California

Late October 1944

Private Mary Wishram clenched the dreaded telegram in her hand and dropped into a chair in her small duplex apartment.

~From the beginning of Beneath A Peaceful Moon by Debby Lee

Mary's Language Skills Could Help End the War in the Pacific

Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes―the heroines of WWII.

Mary Wishram, an orphaned Yakima tribal member, aches for her brother who suffers in a POW camp in the Philippine Islands and her Japanese friends who languish in a relocation center. Determined to end the war by any means necessary, she employs her language skills to become a spy. Leaving Camp Pendleton for the South Pacific, she faces escalating threats of peril to help bring her loved ones home.

John Painted Horse, a proud Navajo, struggles with the loss of his father who died in WWI for a country that didn't consider him a United States citizen. Though his home state didn't offer him the right to vote, he joins the Code Talker program at Camp Pendleton. Thrust into mounting danger in the South Pacific, he hopes to bring long overdue recognition and honor to his people, no matter the cost.

Will these two wounded souls find healing from their past traumas and a deeper relationship with God, before it's too late? Or will they lose their chance at love, and everything they hold dear?

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted by Rose City Reader.

*It's Book Beginnings on Fridays! Time to gather with our fellow book lovers and share the opening sentence (or so) of the books we are reading this week. Or share from a book that is on your mind right now -- whatever catches your fancy.

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First Line Fridays is hosted at Reading is My SuperPower

*Share the first line or two of the book closest to you, then visit other FLF participants.

*Please keep posts family friendly or clean reads.

*Link back to Reading is My SuperPower within your post or grab a button.

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Even more precious than the crates of food and medicine was the secret treasure she carried. Tucked into her brassiere was a small square of paper and a short pencil.

~at 56% in Beneath A Peaceful Moon by Debby Lee

The Friday 56 is hosted at Freda's Voice

*Grab a book, any book.

*Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your e-reader.

*Find a snippet, short and sweet.

*Post it, and share in the Linky.

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And here is the weekly bookish question in the Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.  

This Week's Question:  Are you reading more e-books lately?

My Answer: I'm not sure, but I think probably yes. Quite awhile ago I decided I was not going purchase any more e-books until I'd read or deleted a lot of the ones I already had on my Kindle that were just sitting there. I'd collected a lot of e-books when they were free, but I wasn't reading on the Kindle very much. Recently I started picking up a few more reviews in Kindle format though, so I'm being more intentional about splitting my reading between physical books and e-books.

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