/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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2021 · February 6, 2014

Review + Giveaway : Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy

Click for Tour Schedule Book Title : Shadows of Asphodel Series Name : (Shadows of Asphodel #1)  Author : Karen KincyPublication Date : September 13th 2013Genre : Dieselpunk, New Adult, Romance Synopsis When Ardis discovers a man bleeding to death on the battlefield, she knows she has to walk away. 1913. In her work as a…

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2021 · January 19, 2014

Blog Tour + Review + Giveaway : Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge

Title: Love Water Memory Author: Jennie Shortridge Genre: Women’s Fiction Publication Date: January 14, 2014 Publisher: Gallery Books Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc. Synopsis If you could do it all over again, would you still choose him? At…

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2021 · January 9, 2014

Blog Tour + Giveaway + Review : Rome (Marked Men #3) by Jay Crownover

Title: Rome (Marked Men #3) Author: Jay Crownover Genre: New Adult Publication Date: January 7, 2013 Publisher: William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing Synopsis Cora Lewis is a whole lot of fun, and she knows how to keep her tattooed bad boy friends in…

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2021 · December 16, 2013

Blog Tour ( review + excerpt + giveaway ) : The Grace in Darkness (Darkness Trinity #2) by Melissa Andrea

Title : The Grace in Darkness Series : Darkness Trinity #2 Author : Melissa Andrea Genre : Contemporary Romance Synopsis Every part of me yearns for Ryland and there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I don’t question if I…

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2021 · December 9, 2013

Blog Tour ( review + excerpt + giveaway ) : Falling (Fading #2) by E.K. Blair

Title : Falling Series : Fading #2 Author : E.K. Blair Release Date : December 7, 2013 Synopsis Sometimes it takes someone else to show us what we are truly capable of becoming. Suffering from years of violent abuse, Ryan…

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2021 · December 1, 2013

Blog Tour ( review + giveaway ) : Back to Reality (Back to Life #2) by Danielle Allen

  Title : Back to RealitySeries : Back to Life #2Author : Danielle Allen Synopsis Her past: Emanuel Mills was her first love. The guitar playing, adventure seeking, IT whiz was everything she ever wanted. Her present: Tyree Barker was…

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2021 · November 26, 2013

( Review ) Chain of Illusions (Bringer and Bane #3) by Boone Brux

Title : Chain of Illusions Series : Bringer and Bane Author : Boone Brux Genre : Paranormal Romance Release Date : November 26, 2013 Synopsis Rell has lived in the Shadow World for thirteen years as a Demon Bane, the formerly…

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Review | Red Dirt Road by Annie Rose Welch

2021 · November 11, 2013

Blog Tour & Review | Red Dirt Road by Annie Rose Welch

About Red Dirt Road The Saving Angels Series continues… A new cast is introduced, while journeys already taken start to merge with the present, leading you down the old Red Dirt Road. Death has always seemed just one step behind Layla…

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2021 · November 8, 2013

Blog Tour + Giveaway : Undertow by Amber Lynn Natusch

Title :   Undertow (this is a standalone book) Author :   Amber Lynn Natusch Genre :  Contemporary Romance / Women’s Lit Hosted by : Cristina’s Book Reviews Blurb How far does a girl have to run to escape a lifetime of…

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2021 · May 30, 2013

{ Blog Tour Stop + Giveaway } Forgiven (This #3) by J.B. McGee

Title: Forgiven (This #3) Author:  J.B. McGee Genre: New Adult Publication Date:  May 16, 2013 Event organized by: Literati Literature Lovers   http://literatiliteraturelovers.com Everyone has a past…good or bad, they are always there. They lurk and linger in the shadows, sometimes…

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2021 · May 5, 2013

Review | The Dark Prince by S.L. Jennings

The Dark Prince Dorian Skotos is Dark. And although that brand of sheer, unrelenting evil is a direct threat to her life, Gabriella is tragically in love with him. Gabriella knew it was all too good to be true. The way…

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2021 · January 26, 2013

#RSFave & Review | Slammed by Colleen Hoover

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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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