Hello, everyone! Happy Wednesday! The allergies are currenting lying dormant. Let’s keep our fingers and toes crossed that it stays that way. Also some big things! Bridal dress shopping (my top pick to hopefully try on). End of the year vacation! We’ll be going to the most magical place on Earth. To be honest, I feel a little silly being so excited to go to WDW around the holidays but there are a few reasons … Continue reading Links: Harmonicas, Candles, & More →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I’m currently in Austin, Texas for the next week. State government aside and everything that comes with it, I really love this place and briefly considered moving here. That may still be on the table and I believe this is my fourth time visiting. Oddly, a lot of my friends throughout life have ended up here – childhood neighbors, high school friends, grad school BFFs, and I’m reuniting with a … Continue reading Links: Blue, Barbies, & More →
I’m a fan of Laura Griffin’s Tracers series, so it’s no real surprise that I enjoyed her first book in the spin-off Wolfe Security series, Desperate Girls. Much like Griffin’s other books, this is very much a romantic suspense novel that heavily features procedural elements. When I first saw the cover and read the title, I wondered if Griffin had decided to try her hand at a psychological thriller, but no. Despite what the cover art … Continue reading Desperate Girls by Laura Griffin →
It takes a while for Draw the Line to hit its stride, but once it does, this book tells a great story about a closeted gay teen, the importance of community, and the power of art to communicate, to destroy, and to heal. There is a romance — although, as is somewhat appropriate for a story about teens, it’s probably a “Happy for Now” as opposed to a “Happily Ever After.” Draw the Line is … Continue reading Draw the Line by Laurent Linn →
The world is a great big dumpster fire right now and it’s got me all depressed. So when I picked up Love and Protect by Lori Ryan I was just hoping for a decent romantic suspense read–what I got was a surprisingly comforting, healing book that brought tears to my eyes. I mean, it’s still a romantic suspense so there is some violence–this isn’t a comfort read the way a traditional Regency is. Also trigger warning for … Continue reading Love and Protect by Lori Ryan →
