The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences.
This week’s quote is from Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale, recommended to me by Rachel Strolle on Twitter. It’s an adorable YA book about a summer tourist town on the coast of Maine.
Days passed, Thursday morning sneaking up on me in the blink of an eye. It was the summer of everything and nothing. Sleepy starts and sleepy ends.
No one was in a hurry to do anything because we all knew these were the last few days of summer when the town belonged to us, the people who had been here all along.
But soon, the mornings began with the peppering of hammer falls all over the town as local businesses started getting ready for the tourists. HELP WANTED signs went up, gift shop windows filled with new displays, and flowers bloomed in the streets.
Even Busy’s did our part with newly painted trims and soaped and shined windows overlooking boxes of geraniums and lavender. A faint smell of paint lingered, so we’d put on our fans on to clear the air.
Goddess In The Stacks 
Sounds like such a sweet book!!! Have been seeing this one around a lot recently. As someone who grew up in a very small town, I’m very excited to read it 🙂
This sounds like a fun read. I felt like I was right there in the town. I hope you are enjoying it! Have a great weekend.
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Lovely description in this excerpt. This sounds like a town I’d enjoy visiting, even if it was only through the pages of a book. I hope you enjoy the story.
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Sounds like a nice story. I hope you are enjoying it. This week I am spotlighting Stolen Things by R. H. Herron from my review stack. Happy reading!
Small Town Hearts seems interesting. I like excerpt and the book cover.