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Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Headliners by Lucy Parker will be available Jan 2020 from Carina Press!
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writerlibrarian
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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#12booksof2020
This was my first book of 2020. Really good Parker vintage. The humour, the banter, grown up love.
Bonus : You can easily cast Idris Elba in this.

Andrew65 A great start to the reading year. 3y
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TaraTLK
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Lucy Parker books always make me laugh and then stomp on my heart a bit before things get fixed. Nick and Sabrina are rival evening news show folks forced to do a one month trial on doing the morning show, and well, feelings change.

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CoffeeK8
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Another amazing #romantsy by Lucy Parker! Enemies to lovers between the two new anchors of a morning talk show. I was so excited to see Sabrina and Nick‘s story finally.

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CoffeeK8
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Took an #audiowalk earlier today. I like this tree‘s attitude

CMB And, just generally speaking, where are you walking? I see the house, the trees, and it looks like a nice day. Here in Hoosier Hell, quarantine isn‘t bad enough, the weather is dismal... 😩🤦🏻‍♀️ (edited) 4y
CoffeeK8 @CMB rockland county NY. It was a moment of sunlight in a dismal day. High level of infection along with quarantine here unfortunately. 4y
Tamra It‘s like, “Bring it on universe....I can take it.” 4y
CMB It‘s a safe bet saying people who pray are targeting NY...🙏🏻 4y
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CoffeeK8
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A nice #audiowalk on a dreary day

BookishMe Pretty sight to cheer the spirits? 4y
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UnabridgedPod
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Pickpick

I have been reflecting a lot lately about what I do in times of stress and on what small things I can do to focus on happiness. Today, I have two things to offer: an amazing romance novel. And spring flowers.⠀

Lucy Parker's London Celebrities series--Headliners is book 5--has become a reliable romance series for me, with nuanced characters and relationships, a perfect level of steaminess, ⬇️

UnabridgedPod and a focus on the arts (drama and film and television and journalism) that makes me so happy. In Headliners, Parker focuses on Sabrina Carlton and Nick Davenport, journalists who have appeared as secondary characters in earlier novels, offering that sense of a growing family of characters that distinguishes the best romance series. ⬇️ 4y
UnabridgedPod Sabrina and Nick are hard-hitting nightly news journalists who, through a series of independent debacles, have fallen out of the station owner's good graces. To save their jobs, they have to revive the network's morning show.

This novel is witty, and the characters are smart, appealingly imperfect, and quite self-reflective. Parker excels at developing a backstory both for each character and for their relationship BEFORE the romance.
4y
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ScientistSam
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Lucy Parker is always an automatic buy for me and I never regret it. She's delivered another wonderful romance (enemies to lovers this time) with two adult characters who communicate with one another, and have great chemistry (of course!)

(Kindle cover)

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CaramelLunacy
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Two rival TV hosts with a real Benedick and Beatrice streak are forced to present the fluffy morning show *together* to save ratings and their jobs while dealing with a saboteur. This is cute and banterous and low angst - I enjoyed others in the series more, but devoured this in a day and a half. Happy.

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xicanti
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The moment Sabrina and Nick showed up in THE AUSTEN PLAYBOOK, I knew Lucy Parker was going to give them their own story.

Then Nick did a Terrible Thing near the end of TAP, and I wondered if my romance series instincts had failed me. It‘s mighty hard to build a believable relationship on a foundation like THAT.

And yet, Parker does it! Her leads don‘t immediately spring back from the Terrible Thing. ⬇️

xicanti They build trust through honest, adult communication that first centres on their new job as morning show hosts and slowly expands to include personal matters—including genuine apologies accompanied by explanations that aren‘t excuses. It‘s beautifully done. Before I knew it, I was rooting hard for them.

Highly recommended, but be aware it thoroughly spoils a major plot point from THE AUSTEN PLAYBOOK.
4y
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xicanti
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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#bookreport time!

I charged through to the end of PAPER GIRLS. What a great series.

I devoured WAYWARD SON and HEADLINERS. Reviews coming next week.

I finished my latest Buddhist text and made a small but promising start on my first Ada Limón collection.

And I finally started OATHBRINGER, the very longest book on La TBR and the official third longest book I‘ve ever read. Guess what‘s gonna take up most of tomorrow‘s Weekly Forecast.

Centique Well done! I must try Paper Girls this year 😍 4y
xicanti @Centique excellent choice! 4y
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Verity
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Oh my. I absolutely devoured this. Enemies to lovers but they actually sort out their issues quite early on (relatively) and the rest of the conflict is external which I love. I get really aggravated when the conflict is all stuff that could be solved by a simple conversation and this is so far from that. Loved it.

Jas16 So glad you liked it! Cannot wait to read it 4y
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xicanti
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Sometimes I make healthy choices. Sometimes I start the day with a toaster waffle, move along to two plates at the Chinese buffet, and finish off with instant noodles.

They were Nongshim‘s Lobster flavour, and they were delicious.

I all but finished HEADLINERS while I ate. It‘s so good, y‘all! I do highly recommend you read THE AUSTEN PLAYBOOK first, though, because this one thoroughly spoils the historical conundrum plot from the earlier book.

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xicanti
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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The leads in HEADLINERS end up hosting a breakfast show, even though neither one of them is a morning person. I‘ve sympathized from the start, but days like this really hammer the point home. The weather apps can‘t agree if the windchill is currently -39 or -43. Either way, I‘m struggling to wake up. It was all I could do to brew some coffee and make a toaster waffle.

At least the book‘s awesome. I‘m SO EXCITED to wallow in the ending today.

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Verity
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Yeah baby! Latest romance read!

Jas16 I am more than a little jealous! 4y
Verity @Jas16 it‘s soooo good (sorry) only a few days til it goes on sale though. 4y
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xicanti
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I had breakfast with HEADLINERS, which is great so far. Lucy Parker is wonderful at both funny and serious, and I love her pet names. MAKING UP introduced us to Reginald the hedgehog. Now we‘ve got Alan the Yorkshire Terrier.

I love it when animals have people names. I‘m not gonna definitively say they‘re somehow cuter than animals with other types of names, but I think science might prove this in the future.

Smrloomis 😂 4y
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writerlibrarian
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Really good Parker vintage. The humour, the banter, grown up love. That means no ridiculous obstacles for Nick and Sabrina to go through, just life, family, how to trust someone after you‘ve been hurt. How you can learn someone, fall for this person and built on trust, laughs and yes, attraction. I love how Parker can create an adult relationship that is fun, yet full of heat and passion but also with a dash of emotions that feel real. #romantsy

writerlibrarian This was a #netgalley ARC. It comes out on January 20th. Her whole series London Celebrities is wonderful. 4y
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writerlibrarian
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Still not done with this one. It's not its fault. It's funny and good. I'm just too tired to read or much. I had an amazing day yesterday. Went to the egyptian mommies exhibit in Montreal. Amazing but exhausting. Hence this really god book not done. I also miss Captain Crosby. 🐧 in Montreal tonight. #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Game tied at 1. Zar 🚨 putting the 🐧 back into it. 4y
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writerlibrarian
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Hoping to finish this tonight. 🐧 vs 🦈
JakenBake is out for the rest of the season. We will see if the 🐧 rise and stand tall despite the injury curse.
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian 🦈 🚨🐧 🚨 but 🦈 🚨 right back. 2-1 🦈. Hornqvist tied it right at the end of the 2nd period. 2 all. (edited) 4y
CarolynM I was so pleased for Jake going to the All-Star game and then that happened☹️ Poor boy! 4y
writerlibrarian @CarolynM I know 😞😢 4y
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writerlibrarian
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Finishing this one today. It has the funny, ridiculous yet adorable vibe so Lucy Parker. I'm passed 50%.
Winter Classic 2020 in Texas. ⭐️ Baby Yoda for the win.
#readingandwatchinghockey

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writerlibrarian
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Ushering 2020 with the Leafs and later the Hawks.
Happy new year eve's Littens!
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian 🍁 are ahead 3-1 4y
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Headliners | Lucy Parker
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End of the decade 🐧 🏒 game. Did get to 25% in my Conquest of Gaul today. Tonight is pure fun with the up coming Parker and 🐧 hockey.
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Geno is 🔥 still. 🚨 1-0 🐧 1m in. Simon gets a 🚨for a second game. 😁 2-0 🐧. Ottawa 🚨 but the Geno machine replied with a 🚨. 3-1 🐧. Sens added a 🚨 but so did the 🐧 4-2 . Jake 🚨 but gets arm and head first into the board and leave the game. Broken arm probably. 5-2 🐧. Well that ended in a brawl because Brady is a sore loser. (edited) 4y
Augustdana You just commented on my little women post, and here I am a fellow Pens fan looking through your posts! Heard Jake had successful shoulder surgery, and Crosby was on the ice practicing. 4y
writerlibrarian @Augustdana so so sad for Jake 🐧 can't catch a break. He was doing so good. Sid on the ice is good news. Here's hoping G is still 🔥 4y
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writerlibrarian
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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The #weeklyforecast is snow, snow and some more snow. Perfect stay inside, do not drive anywhere, read a lot weather. I have Lucy Parker's newest, coming out mid-January, next on my list. Also a backlog ARC and a few chapters of The Conquest of Gaul to get to so I can listen to the podcast some more.

@Cinfhen

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LetsGetHawkward
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Loved loved loved Parker's latest addition to the London Celebrity Series! Review coming soon. #romance #netgalley #arc

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Verity
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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Arghhhhhhh! Guess what I got a e-galley of! Arghhhhhhh! *muppet arms*

sprainedbrain I really need to try this series. Also, 😂 at ‘muppet arms‘ 4y
Verity @sprainedbrain they are a lot of fun. If you like Enemies-to-lovers romances she does them fabulously well 4y
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writerlibrarian
Headliners | Lucy Parker
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#MOvember. #crave

I am sooo looking forward to the new Lucy Parker book. Like craving and longing.

Cinfhen 💕nothing like looking forward to a new book in a series u love!! 4y
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