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What are Your Latest Discoveries in your Subscription Services?

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My favorites and my borrowed list are overflowing, but is that going to stop me? Ha. No. Please tell me what you’ve discovered in your reading subscriptions! If you’ve got any of the subscription services like Scribd, Kindle Unlimited, or Kobo Plus, I want to know what your latest discovery is. (Kindle Unlimited has a deal right now for $4.99 for two months, FYI.) Library folks may also be using Hoopla Digital to access ebooks … Continue reading What are Your Latest Discoveries in your Subscription Services?

Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!

HaBO: She Draws Pet Portraits

This HaBO is from Sara, who wants to find this romance: I’m reading Hello Stranger by Katherine Center and it’s triggering the strongest book deja vu, but I can’t for the life of me (and the power of Google) remember the other book. The heroine is a portrait artist who I think paints pet portraits and has an online store. I think it’s set in LA or somewhere similarly beachy/sunny. That’s about all I remember … Continue reading HaBO: She Draws Pet Portraits

Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S21 E6: Red Flag City

Elyse Watches The Bachelorette with Kraken Rum and Coke with a big rose at the bottom

We’re on week six of The Bachelorette and we’re down to seven guys. Six guys? IDK. Next week is Hometowns. The fact that they are obviously condensing this season plus running it through the dead middle of summer makes me wonder how healthy this franchise is anymore. It’s definitely not as healthy as Picasso who is robust and handsome and soft and understands the importance of a good nap. Picasso: Bachelorette time equals nap time. We’re back in … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S21 E6: Red Flag City

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Hide Your Wallet: August 20th Release Week!

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Are we ready for a new release week? The spooky and witchy romances have entered the chat. I expect more as we get closer and closer to October. There’s also a bookish historical romance and a YA romance with royalty. Which new releases are you excited for? Let us know in the comments!

Book Review

Just Playing House by Farah Heron

Just Playing House

After I finished Just Playing House, I immediately ran around telling everyone I knew to read it. I’m totally obsessed with this second chance + celebrity romance. It was cozy but with enough emotional twists and turns to keep me interested. Marley is a personal stylist with two goals. She wants to convince the department store where she works to promote her to a personal shopper for the rich and famous. And she wants to … Continue reading Just Playing House by Farah Heron

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 72

Welcome back! We have quite the assortment today (though I feel like I say that every time). We have a graphic novel, a cyberpunk novella, organization non-fiction, and a mystery series that originally released in the 80s. Have you receive any good book recommendations? Please share them in the comments!

Hide Your Wallet

Book Beat: Fake Dating, Sci-Fi Romance, & More

Welcome to Book Beat! Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster.

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