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julieclair Another really tough choice. I‘ll go with

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elkeOriginal Gotta go with Scottish Highlands and Susan! 23h

Tamra Maybe because it‘s a gloomy November day, but I‘m attracted to Landscape in Sunlight. 🌞 21h

willaful Hard choice, they both look appealing. But I'll always take romance. 😁

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LeahBergen I want to read both 😆 but I‘ll vote for

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rubyslippersreads I‘ll pick

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quietjenn I've read the other, so voting for

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Kimzey I want both! 😊 But I choose Scotland and

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CarolynM Since I voted against Molly Clavering before I‘ll join the crowd here 😆

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Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

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I had a jolly good time with this book. What a hoot! I hope Mr Partridge finds his new flat mates as worthy of his stewardship as Lisbeth and Ronny🤣

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rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Jess_Read_This, Kimzey, erzascarletbookgasm, catebutler, LeahBergen, Lizpixie, elkeOriginal, Aimeesue, Tamra, Teresereading, kwmg40, Cathythoughts, jlhammar, Ruthiella, julieclair, willaful, MrsK

Ruthiella Awesome. I‘m looking forward to finishing. I could do with a little gentle comedy. 2d

LeahBergen I think I might need another book about his time with the pastry chef family. 😆 2d

CarolynM @Ruthiella You‘ll certainly get that with this one😊 2d

CarolynM @LeahBergen Maybe they‘ll turn their hands to Dundee cake😆 2d

Kimzey Thanks for the review. And the cake looks delicious! 😋 2d

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A Footman for the Peacock | Rachel Ferguson

#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Here are my suggestions for July.

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Jess_Read_This, Kimzey, erzascarletbookgasm, catebutler, LeahBergen, Lizpixie, elkeOriginal, Aimeesue, batsy, Tamra, Teresereading, kwmg40, Cathythoughts, jlhammar, Ruthiella, julieclair, willaful, MrsK

A Footman for the Peacock

kwmg40 I‘ll vote for Family Ties. 3d

quietjenn I'm going with

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Tamra This sounds fun

A Footman for the Peacock

rubyslippersreads 🦚 3d

Ruthiella I‘ll vote for the author I‘ve not yet read

A Footman for the Peacock

Cathythoughts I‘m voting

willaful This sounds fun.

LeahBergen Hmm… let‘s see… I haven‘t read any Celia Buckmaster yet so I‘ll vote for

Kimzey Hmmm, I haven‘t read either author yet, but will choose

julieclair I think I‘ll go with

LeahBergen @Aimeesue @batsy @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess_Read_This @jlhammar @julieclair @Kimzey @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @MrsK @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful @kwmg40 3d

elkeOriginal Peacock gets my vote! 2d

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LeahBergen

Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT

Okay, #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub … here are my picks for May 2025.

Vote away!

Ruthiella Another tough choice! Another coin toss and it lands on

Teresereading Cute covers-Sally Ann 3d

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willaful I've already read Sally-Ann so I'l vote for

Dear Hugo

Cathythoughts I‘m voting

CarolynM I love Molly Clavering, but I can‘t go past another Susan Scarlett🥰

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Sace I must vote for Sally-Ann 3d

kwmg40 I‘ll go with Sally-Ann! 3d

AlaMich I love Sally-Ann‘s green coat! 3d

quietjenn For me, it's

Tamra Super covers, as always!

rubyslippersreads I can‘t resist the cover of

Kimzey Okay, Sally-Ann for me too! 3d

julieclair Tough choice. But I suppose I‘ll jump on the Sally-Ann bandwagon. 😄 3d

elkeOriginal Dear Hugo sounds so charming! 2d

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quietjenn

The Marble Staircase | Elizabeth Fair

Okay, posting the options before I overthink it! I've no reasons to offer, just going with my gut! 😆

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quietjenn Link:

quietjenn @Aimeesue @batsy @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess_Read_This @jlhammar @julieclair @Kimzey @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @Mrskjames @rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful @kwmg 3d

quietjenn Hopefully I got the tags right?! 3d

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Tamra Both blurbs are intriguing, but I was sucked in by “domestic warfare.” 😳

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willaful I enjoyed The Native Heath so am voting for

The Marble Staircase

Ruthiella This is tough because I have really enjoyed both authors books before…Flipping a coin for

The Marble Staircase

julieclair Gosh… tough choice. I‘m going with

LeahBergen @quietjenn Oops. Poor @kwmg40 had her handle cut off again! 😆😆 3d

LeahBergen This is a toughie like @Ruthiella said! Hmm, I own both but I‘ll go for

Teresereading Marble Staircase 3d

Cathythoughts I‘m voting for

CarolynM Tough choice, both sound great! I‘m voting for

The Marble Staircase

quietjenn @LeahBergen argh! Sorry @kwmg40 and thank you @LeahBergen 3d

kwmg40 @quietjenn No problem, and honestly I would have been OK with whatever the group chose, but I‘ll go with

Kimzey I‘ll go with Marble Staircase. I haven‘t counted votes, so hope I didn‘t deadlock the election. Either would be fine with me. 3d

elkeOriginal Same as @Tamra Not At Home had me at ‘domestic warfare‘ 😆💣 2d

rubyslippersreads I‘m picking

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rubyslippersreads

UNDER THE RAINBOW. | SUSAN. SCARLETT

I can‘t believe we‘re already choosing books for 2025! Here are my picks for January.

The first is the latest FM book published, and the title of the second is a slight nod to the Wicked movie coming to theaters soon. 😄👠

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rubyslippersreads @Aimeesue @batsy @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm
@Jess_Read_This @jhammar @julieclair @Kimzey @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @Mrsk @quietjenn @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful @kwmg4020h (edited) 4d

Tamra My vote is for Ms. Granby‘s Secret 🔎 4d

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Kimzey Oh, wow! They both sound so good! I think I‘ll go with Under the Rainbow for “the delicious tale of romance and misadventure.” 4d

Ruthiella Just based on which cover I prefer, I‘ll go for

LeahBergen Oh, good choices!! I want to read both but I‘ll vote for

UNDER THE RAINBOW.

willaful Miss Granby, in honor of the return of our beloved imprint. 4d

CarolynM It‘s hard to pass up a Susan Scarlett, but It I‘m with @willaful

LeahBergen Oops! I just noticed that there‘s an error in @kwmg40 ‘s name. I don‘t want you to miss the voting! 😄 4d

kwmg40 @LeahBergen Thanks for making sure I didn't miss the vote! I will go with Miss Granby. 4d

quietjenn I'd happily read either, but since it's one I had considered nominating, I vote for

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Thanks for finding that. That‘s what I get for cutting and pasting. 😕 4d

rubyslippersreads I‘d happily read either of these, but I‘ll go with Miss Granby, to show my delight in the return of FM. 4d

julieclair I‘d love to read them both, but I‘ll go with

LeahBergen @kwmg40 No problem! ❤️ 3d

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I did the same thing and had to go back and fix it. 😆 3d

Cathythoughts Both sound great. I‘m going

Sace I am bound and determined to read at least one book with y‘all next year. I vote for Miss Granby. 3d

elkeOriginal It seems behind in votes but I have to pick Rainbow simply because I already own it 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2d

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LeahBergen

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

Okay, #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub , with our November book we come to the end of our year of reading!

Are we in for another round? Here‘s our next group of selectors (according to our records):

January: @rubyslippersreads
March: @quietjenn
May: @LeahBergen
July: @CarolynM
September: @Cathythoughts
November: @Ruthiella

If we‘re all in, let‘s start with our January and March “pickers” posting their two choices for us to vote on. 😃

kwmg40 I‘d love to do another round! 5d

Ruthiella Oooh! I get to vote next year! I‘ll put my thinking cap on. 5d

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jlhammar It‘s been wonderful reading with you all, but I‘m going to sit this next year out (trying for less screen time in 2025, but may check-in now and again). Have fun voting! 5d

rubyslippersreads I‘m in! I‘ll have to come up with my two choices. 🤔 5d

CarolynM Yes please! I love our FMB reads and chats. I‘m going to go choose my suggestions right away😊 5d

Kimzey Yay! I‘m up for another round, in spite of being behind on this year‘s reading. 📖 ⌛️ 5d

quietjenn I'm game! I ❤️FMB Club! I'll work on my suggestions and try to post them soon. 5d

julieclair Yes, I‘d love to do another round. 😃 5d

Tamra @Kimzey me too! 😅 I am up for it nonetheless. 😁 4d

Kimzey @Tamra I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 😊📚 4d

LeahBergen @kwmg40 Yay! 👏👏 4d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella It‘s fun to pick, isn‘t it? 😆 4d

LeahBergen @jlhammar No worries! I hope you pop in and out when you feel like reading along with us! 😘 4d

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Yay! 👏👏 4d

LeahBergen @CarolynM I can hardly wait! 👏 4d

LeahBergen @Kimzey Oh, behind doesn‘t matter at all! 😘 4d

LeahBergen @quietjenn Yay! I‘m excited for your picks! 😘 4d

LeahBergen @julieclair Awesome! 👏 4d

LeahBergen @Tamra @Kimzey Oh, behind or not … it doesn‘t matter at all! Just pop in when you have the time. 😘 4d

Cathythoughts Hi Leah , I wonder if someone would like to pick the September book. I havnt been great for participating this past year. I‘d still like to pop in and out … but I‘d love someone else to pick September… is that ok ? 4d

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Sure, Cathy. No problem! I‘ll bump @Ruthiella up the list to do the September pick (is that okay with you, @Ruthiella ?) 4d

LeahBergen Hi, @batsy ! I know you‘ve been taking some time off from Litsy and I hope you‘re doing well. You will have our November 2025 pick (if you like). No worries if you don‘t, of course! If you get back to me too late (and I get the next person on the list to take your place) we‘ll just slot you in somewhere when you‘re back. Miss you, my friend! 😘 4d

Ruthiella Fine with me. 😃 @batsy I miss you too. Hope all is well. ❤️ (edited) 4d

Cathythoughts Thanks for that Leah, I‘d love to stay on the Persephone list please. But I know I can‘t commit to both. 😘 3d

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts That‘s great, Cathy! I was hoping you‘d still be in for #PersephoneClub! I‘ll probably wait until next month (when we‘re reading our final pick of the year) to start the voting choices. 3d

elkeOriginal Looking forward to y‘all helping me work through the FMB books on my shelf! 2d

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal Me, too! I have sooo many waiting. 😆 2d

Cathythoughts Oh yes , of course, Thanks Leah , next month 👍🏻😘 2d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella You can post your September picks now … or whenever you‘re ready! 😘 1d

LeahBergen Hi, @Kimzey ! We‘ve had a bit of a shuffle in our picking order (see the chatter above ☝️) and you‘re now in charge of our November selection. You can post your two books for us to vote on now (or whenever you‘re ready). 😀 20h

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LeahBergen

Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP

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Well, this was a charming little romp! It somehow reminded me of Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day but, in this case, it‘s more of a “Mr Partridge Lives For Six Months”. 😆 Look at him on the cover and spine of my edition!

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Ruthiella I‘m only about 25% done, but I‘m also getting Miss Pettigrew vibes! 5d

Tamra 🤣 Fabulous cover art! 5d

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kwmg40 I agree with @Tamra. That cover! 😍 5d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella Glamorous young lady, down-at-the-heels middle agester, cocaine… 😆 5d

LeahBergen @Tamra @kwmg40 It‘s quite something, isn‘t it? 😆 5d

elkeOriginal As always you have an amazing edition! 2d

CarolynM A perfect retitling! And I love that dust jacket😍 2d

LeahBergen @elkeOriginal @CarolynM I wonder if the flat was painted in these “harlequin” colours? 😆 2d

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