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Top 10 of 2021 | Favorite Covers
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Top 10 of 2020 | #CoverLove — stunning covers that’ll make you 1-click
Top 10 of 2020 | Some New to Me Authors I Loved
Top 10 of 2020 | Books I Wish I’d Made Time to Read
#Top10of2019 | Best of the Best
#Top10of2019 | OTP : Favorite Couples
#Top10of2019 | Cover Love
#Top10of2019 | Captivating Characters
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#Top10of2019 | Books I Wish I’d Made Time to Read
#Top10of2019 | Coming Soon : A Bit Late, But Time for My 2019 Wrap-Up
#Top10of2018 | Best of the Best
#Top10of2018 | OTP
#Top10of2018 | Cover Love
#Top10of2018 | Captivating Characters
#Top10of2018 | New to Me (AMAZING) Authors
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💕romance reader & book blogger. just a wanderer desperately seeking happily ever afters ♡ ☕ coffee/tea recommended. lover of unpopular opinions.

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195/180 books 100%

45,565/70,000 pages 65%

369.87/500 hours 74%

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June TBR & Book Recommendations

#RSFave Book Review | Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

#RSFave Book Review | The Shadow Princess — If you’re a Sawyer Bennett fan, do not sleep on her romantasy series!

Review | Aphrodite in Bloom – 12 erotic novellas

Dearest Friend (@liber_lady), You made it and I a

Dearest Friend (@liber_lady),

You made it and I am so unbelievably happy and proud of you. It takes a lot to write the words and get a book out there in the world. And youuuuuuuu did it!

Yay, I hope it's the greatest release day for you!

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"Her ability to adapt to a whole new country, while still following her culture and traditions, even making me fall in love with them."

"Ever since I met her, I didn’t even realize when my world started to revolve around hers. I never had a female friend before. And here was this girl, talking about the grossest of things and the most beautiful things with an openness that I’d never encountered before. She made me want to talk more. She made me want to live more. Do more. Be more. I never really had a chance, did I? I was in love. And it was terrifying."

I can't believe the time is here. I had the lovely opportunity to beta read for my dear friend's, Nilika, debut romance novel, Luv Shuv in New York.

And what a solid start this is for Nilika! Akira and Sam have such a lighthearted and sweet story. Akira moving away from what she's familiar with and adapting to a completely new environment...and so open to find love.

She finds friendship and love with Sam. And I stan his willingness to learn everything there is about Akira especially her culture.

There's simply plenty to love from this story and I can't wait for everyone to read!

#romanceschmomance #newrelease #interracialromance #bookrecommendations

/ how was your January reading? Lots of adjusting

/ how was your January reading?

Lots of adjusting happening on my end, so I’ll be keeping my reading this month on the lighter sad. I don’t have a ton of head space for reading, we’ve hit the ground running since we got here.

But I wanted to get my reading recap out there. Here’s to hopefully keeping up with this for the entire year ✨

#romanceschmomance #monthlyreading #readingrecap #bookrecommendations

(part 2 of my reading journal) In 2023, there’s

(part 2 of my reading journal)

In 2023, there’s definitely a ton of series I want to start and go back and finish. I’m hoping this will be the year of reading more from books I already have. And it has been a pretty good start so far.

A difference from what I tracked last year in my journal is monthly reading. I added sections for this to make it easier for me to look back on.

And I’m going to keep my reading challenges low for the year. As much as I’d love to do all of them, trying to do too many becomes overwhelming.

Well, this is my reading journal 🤗

🌟Reading Challenges:
- #ShopYourShelvesBingo by loveinpanels
- #ReadWhatYouGot by shadesnpages and sharonda_isadora
- #Romanceopoly by utcbookblog

✨What I’m Using:
- ipad air
- apple pencil
- goodnotes5 app
- down memory lane by joodlely
- b&w floral by antidotenote

#romanceschmomance #readingjournal #readingjournalinspiration #digitaljournal #digitalplanner #goodnotes5 #digitaljournaling

/how are you tracking your reads for 2023? (Shari

/how are you tracking your reads for 2023?

(Sharing part 1 of my reading journal)

Me?
- StoryGraph
- Google Sheets
- my digital reading journal

For the most part, my reading journal is just about set up. I mentioned before that I created my own journal in Keynote instead if buying one this year. And used stickers that I already own.

I went with a darker palette this year and kept my spreads simple. And I love how it all turned out.

I know I keep saying this, but I’ll get a blog post out there about my digital journal…journey.

✨What I’m Using:
- ipad air
- apple pencil
- goodnotes5 app
- down memory lane @joodlely
- b&w floral @antidotenotes
- 2023 reading log (tbr cart) @everydayreading

#romanceschmomance #readromance #readingjournal #digitaljournal #romancebooks #digitalstickers #digitalplanner #goodnotes5

#bookmail thank you to @valentine_pr_ for sending

#bookmail thank you to @valentine_pr_ for sending this my way!

**I have not read this book yet**

Autumn Nights by @willowaster

He's a hot football star and a sexy-as-sin single dad. Zac Ledger is everything I never knew I wanted.

A prince on a white horse swooping in to save the day...

Isn't that every girl's dream? Maybe for some, but I've never expected to find my own happily ever after.

I've made one bad dating choice after another, and it doesn't help that my only example of marriage is my dad leaving my mother before I was even born.

I'll never be a believer in fairy tales.

So, imagine my surprise when I meet Zac Ledger at my sister's wedding.

He is the total opposite of my usual type: gorgeous, confident, and genuine.

He's also athletic, and I am so not.

They call him the GOAT in the NFL...and I didn't even know what either acronym meant until my sister told me.

But there's something about him.

One drink.

One dance.

And I'm ready to believe that there are actually good guys out there.

That is, until I overhear him on the phone and I realize he's just like every other jerk I've dated.

When he hires me as his interior designer to come work on his new house, I resist, but he's persistent.

My goal is to finish the job and keep him at a distance.

But I'm not prepared for the real Zac Ledger or the way he dotes on his adorable little girl.

And when the renovation dust begins to settle, I realize there is more to Zac than his NFL accolades, and maybe, just maybe, he will prove to be the one man in my life that chooses to stick around.

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