The Mermaids Singing - The Friday56 and Book Beginnings on Friday

The Mermaids Singing by Lisa Carey is a beautifully written, lyrical book about three generations of women in Ireland (and the U.S.) However, although the book was only 288 pages long, it seemed longer--probably because it was dense with long sections of narrative. The author did an excellent job of description and she took me inside each woman's head. I enjoyed the story, and I'm glad I read the book.

Beginning:
It is only at night now that she has the strength to wander. Rising quietly, so as not to disturb her love, Grace pulls a sweater over her pajamas, slips her feet into running sneakers. Stephen had bought her the sneakers to wear in the hospital after she refused to put on the regulation blue foam slippers.

Friday 56 (from 56% on my Kindle):
His black hair curled and glittered around his ears and neck; his face beamed white, as if the moon were just beneath his skin; his dark eyes were a warm liquid texture that seemed to shift within itself, capturing and retreating from the light. He smiled at her and her insides cracked, the clotted fear squeezed aside, making room.

Genre: Literary Fiction / Saga
Length: 288 Pages
Amazon Link: The Mermaids Singing

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Between Lonesome and Texas - Friday 56 and Book Beginnings on Friday

In this fifth book of the Lone Star Cowboys series, author Tori Scott continues her stories set in Morris Springs, Texas. This time she takes her readers on the rodeo circuit with bull rider Blake Kaufman, a star in the most dangerous rodeo event I've ever witnessed. But is the rodeo life what Blake wants? Will he give up his chance at a national championship for the woman he loves?

Here's the Book Beginning:

Mandy Wagner stretched out on the chaise lounge by the pool, coffee cup in hand, to watch dawn break over the horizon, as she did almost every morning. With Fall in full swing, the air was crisp and cool, making her wish she'd grabbed a blanket before coming outside.

Sounds like a good way to start the day, doesn't it?

And this Friday 56 excerpt is from 56% on my Kindle:

Beginning at her ankles, he massaged her legs all the way to the top of her thighs and down again. Muscles she didn't even know she had turned to mush.

Ooooh, that sounds heavenly!

Genre: Contemporary Western Romance
Number of Pages:  145
Amazon Link: Between Lonesome and Texas
More Books by Tori Scott: Goodreads Author Page

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