pickA delightful little collection of essays that were published in Chris Bohjalian‘s local newspaper over the course of 12 years. The columns are reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of a small town while also recognizing its place in the larger world around it. I thoroughly enjoyed Bohjalian‘s nonfiction voice.
pickAnnie‘s searching for her match, but small town Rome limits her options & the men find her boring. Bad boy bodyguard Will‘s required to live in Rome for Amelia‘s wedding, so Annie asks him to fake date her for tips. What happens when they start having feelings for each other? Will he stay?
This one was better than the 1st one. There was more romance & comedy. I wanted a little more spice though.
I've discovered these fun murder mystery jigsaw puzzles. You read a short story, similar to a cozy mystery then put puzzle together for clues to solve the murder. The puzzle is not what's on the box so you're putting it together blind. I've pixeled out the puzzle underneath so no hints lol
so-soInspired by her favorite film “When in Rome,” Pop Princess Amelia runs away to a small town where she meets grumpy baker Noah. As much as Noah tries to stay away from her, he can‘t help but be near her. Will Amelia go back to her old life?
This one was cute. I just didn‘t like the slow-burn, even though I know in this one it was necessary. This one was actually necessary, but I wanted a little more spice. I did like the ending.
Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 9th book, Idyll Banter from 2003. This was a collection of my favorite columns from my first ten years writing "Idyll Banter," a newspaper column that ran every Sunday in the Burlington Free Press, as well as some of my favorite longer essays I wrote for the Boston Globe Magazine, Reader's Digest, and other magazines.
“If you keep talking about things that don‘t matter, we‘re going to run out of time to do things that do.”
-Rhett Eaton
“… I‘ve looked at nothing and no one since the first day I laid eyes on ~you~. I stepped into that godforsaken boardroom, and you practically demanded I become obsessed with you.”
-Rhett Eaton
How I pictured Rhett Eaton (a mix of Kevin from 7th Heaven {George Stults} and Cormac from Big Sky {Luke Mitchell})
How I pictured Summer Hamilton (Kayla Wallace as Rebecca from Landman)
