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Sing Anyway
Sing Anyway: A Moonlighters Novella | Anita Kelly
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After a lifetime of failed relationships, non-binary history professor Sam Bell is committed to a new (non)romantic strategy: Thirst Only. It's the actual drinking where things get too complicated, where Sam inevitably gets hurt. Sam is good at being thirsty, though, especially when it's karaoke night at The Moonlight Cafe, otherwise known as Moonie's to its largely queer regulars. Moonie's is fun. Comfortable. Safe. Except for tonight, when one by one, all of Sam's friends abandon them. Disappointed, they prepare to leave. Until their #1 karaoke crush catches their eye... For Lily Fischer, karaoke at Moonie's is the only time she can step outside of her quiet shell. When there's a mic in her hand, she's no longer merely a receptionist harboring big dreams. At Moonie's, Lily can pretend to be someone else: someone bold, who takes what she wants. And tonight, what Lily wants is the way Sam looks at her across the room as she sings her signature opening song, like they see her exactly as she wants to be seen. Like Moonie's Lily is real. As the night progresses, both Sam's and Lily's personal boundaries are tested, and the real world outside of Moonie's looms. But maybe sometimes, the real world should be a little more like karaoke. It's not always about knowing all the right words or having the perfect voice. Maybe all Sam and Lily need is a little courage to pick up the mic, and sing anyway.
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Stealth shot of Geo with my first #AuldLangSpine2025 read! This karaoke romance novella was lovely. Lots of music, lots of café/bar realism, and some really, really great talk about clothes and how HARD they are when your body doesn‘t fit together the way the fashion industry insists it should. Lily and I started sewing for the same reason, with the same bumps along our roads to good tailoring.

monalyisha Love everything about this post (especially the stealth shot)! 2w
peanutnine Yay I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm actually reading the third book in this series today 2w
MeganAnn @monalyisha same! 😍 This one sounds really good. 2w
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xicanti @peanutnine we‘re in sync with the Anita Kelly. (edited) 2w
xicanti @MeganAnn it really is! 2w
peanutnine You can never go wrong with Anita Kelly honestly 2w
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If a book could make you feel as cozy as a warm blanket burrito it‘s this book. Sam and Lily are fantastic. The new meeting awkwardness had me feeling it too because it‘s so honest. I loved them together and it all just made me happy.

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