Welcome back! It’s the 23rd week of First Sentence Friday and Free Book Friday! AND, it’s HALLOWEEN. 🎃🧟👻🐈‍⬛

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About Women of a Promiscuous Nature

Accused of “promiscuity” in 1940s North Carolina, a young woman unjustly incarcerated and subjected to involuntary medical treatment at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women decides to fight back in this powerful, shockingly timely novel based on the long-buried history of the American Plan, the government program designed to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality throughout the first half of the 20th century.

The day Ruth Foster’s life changes begins the same way as many others—with a walk through her North Carolina hometown toward the diner where she works. But on this day, Ruth is stopped by the local sheriff, who insists that she accompany him to a health clinic. Women like Ruth—young, unmarried, living alone—must undergo testing in order to preserve decency and prevent the spread of sexual disease.

Though Ruth has never shared more than a chaste kiss with a man, by day’s end she is one of dozens of women held at the State Industrial Farm Colony for Women. Some, like 15-year-old Stella Temple, are brought in at their family’s request. For Stella, even the Colony’s hardships seem like a respite from her nightmarish home life.

Superintendent Dorothy Baker, convinced that she’s transforming degenerate souls into upstanding members of society, oversees the women’s medical treatment and “training” until they’re deemed ready for parole. Sooner or later, everyone at the Colony learns to abide by Mrs. Baker’s rule book or face the consequences—solitary confinement, grueling work assignments, and worse.

But some refuse to be cowed. Against Mrs. Baker’s dogged efforts and the punishing weight of authority, Ruth and other inmates find ways to fight back, resolved to regain their freedom at any cost . . .

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First Sentence Friday Thoughts

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TRICK! My thoughts are like ghosts – invisible. 👻

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Chapter 23

Ruth

She enters  (removed words) by Baker’s (removed words).

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Question of the Week!

It just so happens this week’s sentence was a spoiler and while I’m probably a bit uptight about the whole spoiler thing, I think it’s better to be safe than sorry. With that in mind, I decided we could try something different. I’ve provided part of the sentence for Chapter 23, so let’s have a little fun. I want you to fill in your choice of words, to make up a sentence. Like this:

She enters her neat, clean room and if she went by Baker’s, she’d know it was a disaster. 

The BEST “revised” sentence wins the ARC this week!

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Free Read!  SIGNED Advance Reader Copy!

The winner is announced here Monday a.m.

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PRE-ORDER Information

Pre-orders gauge the interest and signal to the publisher readers are eager for an author’s next work. If you’re holding out because you might win an ARC or a finished copy from First Sentence Friday, remember you can always give away the extra as a gift to a reader friend. 😉

Pre-order links for your convenience:

• Bookshop.org
• Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Barnes & Noble
• Books-A-Million
• Amazon
• Hudson Booksellers
• Target
• Walmart

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