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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 01-21-2021

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HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! I took a day off work yesterday to enjoy the company of friends that were in town, and to make the most AMAZING spaghetti meat sauce (though it started off as “stuffed bell pepper soup”).

You see… I’m sometimes bad at following directions, (I like to improvise while cooking) and so I used double the ground beef, and added the rice at the start of the 6-hour long cooking process (instead of just going with instant rice at the very end), and it was so thick, I decided to call it “spaghetti meat sauce”. LOL!!! But DELICIOUS nonetheless. Probably the best meat sauce I’ve ever made, actually. 😉 read more

Reader Favorites – Nancy’s Best of 2021 List

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And now… for Nancy’s list!  Nancy is one of my avid book recommenders (and she loves her bad-ass alpha males, especially the grumbly brooding ones in Alaska. Oh! And reclusive heroes too!). 😉 You’ll see her recommendations often, on our Friday Finds lists.

P.S. I MUST agree with her on “Beautiful Savage” (see it below – on of her favorites this year. That is a story I will NEVER forget!!! LOVED IT. PURE CRAZY).

Here are some fun personal “life” updates from Nancy over 2021 (she loves to send me photos of her home life and the cute huge birds that visit, and the crazy cold weather advisories in May!! And sweet photos of her grandkids): read more

Reader Favorites – Cristina’s Best of 2021 List

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It’s Cristina’s turn and I am LOVING her list! I need to get onto her absolute favorite of the year (that one to the left) ’cause I LOVE this author and all I ever hear is how amazing this duet is. I NEED TO GET ON IT!!!

But first… some fun “comment highlights” by Cristina over the last year:

I’m still pretty busy finishing house projects before Thanksgiving so my reading time is limited for the next few days. I just cleaned out my pantry last night after a trip to Costco. That seems to be the catch all place for a LOT of stuff. I do love how it looks afterwards though 🙂 read more

Latest Romance Book Releases – 01-18-2022

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<— 1:19pm 9:53am UPDATE: THE LIST IS READY!! Over 80 books and my blurb jolt list is extra big!! 😀 PLUS!! LOOKIT WHAT’S LIVE!!!! COLLEEN HOOVER’S LATEST! Plus I’m in the process of building today’s list, so as usual, keep checking back as the list will double or triple. Also let me know if I missed any. 😀

Also don’t forget to check out yesterday’s post: Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 01-17-2022

BLURB JOLTS: Love & Other Disasters (I love cooking shows/competitions & she’s a Klutz so I bet this is hilarious!) Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover (she just got out of prison, and nobody will give her the time of day, except… the bar owner.) What Might Have Been (two amazing options for her life and she needs to choose – and we get to read both versions! I love these kinds of stories!!!), Just One Spark (the rock star that broke her heart now needs her as a “fake girlfriend” for his image), Sweet Mercy (billionaire is obsessed with her and she wants to escape him), How to Love Your Neighbor (her grumpy neighbor wants her beachfront property – that jerk!! LOL! 😉 ) Sinacore Crime Family (he and his brother were both in love with her, but he gave her to him instead…) Must Love Books (her dream job at a publishing house is more of a nightmare instead… so she has a plan. 😉 ) Lucky Leap Day (drunken marriage to a stranger while she’s vacationing in Ireland, and now she has to bring him back to L.A. with her) & Ensnared Desire: A Dark Thrilling Romance (she thinks she’s going to an island retreat, but gets trapped on it and he won’t let her leave!) OH AND!! The Hummingbird’s Sayang: A Dark Psychological Romance (she becomes obsessed with him), read more

Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 01-17-2022

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GOOD MORNING & HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!! I’m late today, but you’ll see why in my “three things” below. 😉 Stick with me while I build today’s list and let me know your three things (and if you found anything awesome to read). 😀

THREE THINGS:

1.) I spent the weekend in Sarasota and Bradenton and had the best weekend ever!!! I laughed and laughed the entire weekend, and spent it with a permanent smile on my face. I think I’m still smiling!! Lots of great discussions, and laid back ambiance, and just… pure fun. From morning to night… happiness. read more