/care to share some advice for bookstagramming? I /care to share some advice for bookstagramming?

I meant to get this post out a while ago, but here we go. In my stories I asked for some advice about bookstagramming, I had a ton of great feedback and shared some in my posts (keep swiping to see what fellow bookish friends had to say). 

I got some feedback about getting ARCs, which definitely needs to be highlighted, but might save that for another post. 

And here’s a few from good ole me:

- bookstagramming should not be stressful, if it ever gets to that point, breathe and take a break
- don’t be afraid to slide into a fellow bookish friend’s DMs and ask (kindly) for help/opinion/etc. 
- don’t worry about what everyone else is doing and reading. I know it’s easy to get caught up in it all, but it’s okay to step back and focus on you. 
- be kind and have fun!

Thank you to all the lovely people for letting me share some of your advice! 💕

#bookstagram #romanceschmomance #romancestagram
/fancy mafia romance? Well, if you've seen my sto /fancy mafia romance?

Well, if you've seen my stories, I've been chit chattering about this series! And I'm recommending it hard to all the mafia romance lovers out there.

The characters are absolutely amazing and paired up so well. Like it's an obsession at this point. And I want to point out the best variety in steamy scenes, we definitely need more of this because it's so good!

@katjacksonbooks I'm a forever fan! Thank you for @hellolovelybox for putting this lovely edition in your trope box 💗

The Family series:
- Book 1 Beautiful & Dirty (novella of Shae and Sal's "one-night", not really a ONS-ish, tryst)

- Book 2 The Hitman (Zahra and Giulio's story. A supposed to be honeymoon for one and a holiday for the other, neighboring rooms with tears and yelling between walls...yeah,go read this one. And there's an epic train ride 😏)

- Book 3 The Enforcer (Zoe and Alfonso's story and these two are a riot. They crack me up so much! Plenty to love about these two.)

- Book 4 Dolci (Novella from Zahra and Giulio's POV)

- Book 5 The Don (Shae and Sal's full length story. I'm currently reading this one, but I'm expecting some emotions with this one 😭)

Okay, now go grab them all cause you're all sleeping in this series! Kay, thanks 💗

#bookrecommendations #romanceschmomance #katrinajackson #thefamilyseries #mafiaromance #rsfave #topfaves #steamybooks
/drop some of your favorite authors! OK, all the /drop some of your favorite authors!

OK, all the thanks to @weekendreader_ for setting the point system up to find my favorite authors by the numbers!

I was really firm on solidifying a top 5, so I had to add a few factors in to get there. I have a whole blog post going in a little bit more depth about the process, so check it out.

This was fun to do and I think I'll keep doing this annually 😊

📚 Books shown and I recommend them all

Paper Hearts by @clairecontreras (Contemporary romance: Book 2 in the Hearts series, Torn Hearts novella needs to be read first)

Savage Lands by @staceymariebrown (Urban Fantasy Romance: Book 1 of the Savage Lands series and it's complete)

Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown (Urban Fantasy Romance: Book 1 of the Darkness series and it's complete, there's a recommended reading order over 3 different series in the same world)

Undertow by @allthingsnatusch (NA romance standalone)

Caged by Amber Lynn Natusch (PNR: book 1 of the Caged series and it's complete)

Dragon in the Blood by @juliettecrossauthor (PNR: Book 2 of the Vale of Stars series, series is complete and each book has a different couple)

Darkest Heart by Juliette Cross (Romantasy: book 1 in the Dominion series, it's complete and each book has a different couple)

Because You're Mine by Claire Contreras (Contemporary mafia romance: book 1 in the Because series, standalone)

Reasonable Doubt series by @whitneyg.author (NA romance) 

#romanceschmomance #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #romancestagram #romancebooks #bookstagram
/ever change a book rating days after you finished /ever change a book rating days after you finished it?

Ah yes, that’s me. I mean … Gareth, everyone. Pretty much every upcoming hero that Juliette has written from this series, I fell madly in love with. They quickly become my number one and that’s simply how it is. 

“Lavinia. It wasn’t just her body that I desired. I wanted her mind, her heart, and her soul as well. “

There are sooooooo many treats that Juliette gives us and ugh, just love. 

If you’re missing the other characters, don’t worry, you’ll get some solid time with them. And more teasers of what’s to come. 

I’m still typing up my review and it’ll be on the blog later today. 

Absolutely love this series wholeheartedly and I’m eager for the next leading couples. 

Congrats on the ever so lovely, Always Practice Safe Hex, friend! I’m so excited for you ❤️

#alwayspracticesafehex #juliettecross #stayaspell #paranormalromance #romancebooks #romanceschmomance
/so, what does your romance reading journey look l /so, what does your romance reading journey look like?

Everyone, this was tough for me to do. I don't do these graphics type of posts, definitely not my thing. But I tried and kinda gave up keeping it together a few slides in.

Even though social media is the absolute pits, still love this book community and the many I've met along the way.

[I've added all the text and book titles in Alt text]

Shout out to @talk_about_swoon for the inspiration to do this post ❤️
Hello, hello. It has been a while and I guess I'l Hello, hello.

It has been a while and I guess I'll mosey on back to bookstagram. I mean I wasn't completely gone as some of you saw 😅 opinions were shared!

Last week, I flew out to visit family with my littles and it's been 2 years since we've all been together. I finally got to meet my niece and nephew and they got to meet my little one that was born last year. We have no idea when we'll all be in one place again, but it was such an amazing and much needed trip.

AND, we managed to get some fam pics done and I took advantage to frolic in the woods. 😂

I'm reading again (thank goodness) not as much as I used to, but I'm just happy to be interested in something.

Hope everyone is doing well 💐
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ARC Review | House of Shadows — EPIC Addition to the Royal Houses series.

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ARC Review | Sailor Proof – a fake relationship, military romance cuteness

The sexy Navy chief and his best friend’s adorkable little brother… It’s petty, but Naval Chief Derrick Fox wishes he could exact a little revenge on his ex by showing off a rebound fling. His submarine is due to return…

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Almost twenty years after the barrier between Earth and the Otherworld fell in the Fae Wars, Budapest is balancing on the precipice. A battle for dominance is brewing between the elite fae and the privileged humans in Eastern Europe. The…

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This erotic anthology has something for everyone and caters to many different tastes and proclivities. Discover what interests or excites you. Explore which is your perfect story. Return to it again and again. We dare you. A virgin receives an…

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He was supposed to be a myth.But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell……he was, quite simply, mine. Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over…

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Cowboys by day, wolf shifters by night: These bad boys are ready to heat things up in a sexy paranormal wolf shifter romance from author Kait Ballenger. Sierra Cavanaugh has worked her whole life to become the first female elite…

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Wyatt King isn’t looking for love…because he’s already found it. Too bad she’s off-limits. He’s not going to be the jerk who messes around with his best friend’s little sister, so he keeps his feelings bottled up and settles for…

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Lucky. The one adjective used to describe my entire hockey career. I prefer to call it hard work, at least I did until my game went to complete crap. I haven’t scored in eight games and my team owner is…

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/care to share some advice for bookstagramming? I /care to share some advice for bookstagramming?

I meant to get this post out a while ago, but here we go. In my stories I asked for some advice about bookstagramming, I had a ton of great feedback and shared some in my posts (keep swiping to see what fellow bookish friends had to say). 

I got some feedback about getting ARCs, which definitely needs to be highlighted, but might save that for another post. 

And here’s a few from good ole me:

- bookstagramming should not be stressful, if it ever gets to that point, breathe and take a break
- don’t be afraid to slide into a fellow bookish friend’s DMs and ask (kindly) for help/opinion/etc. 
- don’t worry about what everyone else is doing and reading. I know it’s easy to get caught up in it all, but it’s okay to step back and focus on you. 
- be kind and have fun!

Thank you to all the lovely people for letting me share some of your advice! 💕

#bookstagram #romanceschmomance #romancestagram
/fancy mafia romance? Well, if you've seen my sto /fancy mafia romance?

Well, if you've seen my stories, I've been chit chattering about this series! And I'm recommending it hard to all the mafia romance lovers out there.

The characters are absolutely amazing and paired up so well. Like it's an obsession at this point. And I want to point out the best variety in steamy scenes, we definitely need more of this because it's so good!

@katjacksonbooks I'm a forever fan! Thank you for @hellolovelybox for putting this lovely edition in your trope box 💗

The Family series:
- Book 1 Beautiful & Dirty (novella of Shae and Sal's "one-night", not really a ONS-ish, tryst)

- Book 2 The Hitman (Zahra and Giulio's story. A supposed to be honeymoon for one and a holiday for the other, neighboring rooms with tears and yelling between walls...yeah,go read this one. And there's an epic train ride 😏)

- Book 3 The Enforcer (Zoe and Alfonso's story and these two are a riot. They crack me up so much! Plenty to love about these two.)

- Book 4 Dolci (Novella from Zahra and Giulio's POV)

- Book 5 The Don (Shae and Sal's full length story. I'm currently reading this one, but I'm expecting some emotions with this one 😭)

Okay, now go grab them all cause you're all sleeping in this series! Kay, thanks 💗

#bookrecommendations #romanceschmomance #katrinajackson #thefamilyseries #mafiaromance #rsfave #topfaves #steamybooks
/drop some of your favorite authors! OK, all the /drop some of your favorite authors!

OK, all the thanks to @weekendreader_ for setting the point system up to find my favorite authors by the numbers!

I was really firm on solidifying a top 5, so I had to add a few factors in to get there. I have a whole blog post going in a little bit more depth about the process, so check it out.

This was fun to do and I think I'll keep doing this annually 😊

📚 Books shown and I recommend them all

Paper Hearts by @clairecontreras (Contemporary romance: Book 2 in the Hearts series, Torn Hearts novella needs to be read first)

Savage Lands by @staceymariebrown (Urban Fantasy Romance: Book 1 of the Savage Lands series and it's complete)

Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown (Urban Fantasy Romance: Book 1 of the Darkness series and it's complete, there's a recommended reading order over 3 different series in the same world)

Undertow by @allthingsnatusch (NA romance standalone)

Caged by Amber Lynn Natusch (PNR: book 1 of the Caged series and it's complete)

Dragon in the Blood by @juliettecrossauthor (PNR: Book 2 of the Vale of Stars series, series is complete and each book has a different couple)

Darkest Heart by Juliette Cross (Romantasy: book 1 in the Dominion series, it's complete and each book has a different couple)

Because You're Mine by Claire Contreras (Contemporary mafia romance: book 1 in the Because series, standalone)

Reasonable Doubt series by @whitneyg.author (NA romance) 

#romanceschmomance #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #romancestagram #romancebooks #bookstagram
/ever change a book rating days after you finished /ever change a book rating days after you finished it?

Ah yes, that’s me. I mean … Gareth, everyone. Pretty much every upcoming hero that Juliette has written from this series, I fell madly in love with. They quickly become my number one and that’s simply how it is. 

“Lavinia. It wasn’t just her body that I desired. I wanted her mind, her heart, and her soul as well. “

There are sooooooo many treats that Juliette gives us and ugh, just love. 

If you’re missing the other characters, don’t worry, you’ll get some solid time with them. And more teasers of what’s to come. 

I’m still typing up my review and it’ll be on the blog later today. 

Absolutely love this series wholeheartedly and I’m eager for the next leading couples. 

Congrats on the ever so lovely, Always Practice Safe Hex, friend! I’m so excited for you ❤️

#alwayspracticesafehex #juliettecross #stayaspell #paranormalromance #romancebooks #romanceschmomance
/so, what does your romance reading journey look l /so, what does your romance reading journey look like?

Everyone, this was tough for me to do. I don't do these graphics type of posts, definitely not my thing. But I tried and kinda gave up keeping it together a few slides in.

Even though social media is the absolute pits, still love this book community and the many I've met along the way.

[I've added all the text and book titles in Alt text]

Shout out to @talk_about_swoon for the inspiration to do this post ❤️
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