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Hooking Up | Helena Hunting

#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

"I scan the room, searching for familiar faces - anyone in my department at Moorehead Media who I know well enough to strike up a menial conversation with."

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TheSpineView

Hooking Up | Helena Hunting

I need something to listen to at work. So I am starting this one now. ❤️🎧📕
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #Read2025 @DieAReader

MemoirsForMe Not sure I could concentrate on work listening to this one! 😁 6d

TheSpineView @MemoirsForMe Doing some mindless tasks today. Anything to distract from the boredom. 6d

julesG Perfect book for boring chores. 6d

TheSpineView @julesG 👍🎧 5d

DieAReader Enjoy! 5d

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xicanti

The Reluctant Heartthrob | Jackie Lau

I didn‘t get to do a huge amount of outdoor sit-n-read earlier because it was kinda cold, with impending rain. (Three cheers for my superlight umbrella!) I did start another Jackie Lau novella in front of this ruin, though! The wall was part of a 16th century townhouse that was destroyed in the 1940 bombings. Behind me, a post-war building has incorporated the townhouse‘s chapel, which looks mostly intact.

tpixie History! ❤️ 1w

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Booksbymybed

Love at First Knight | Megan Clawson

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Soft pick. The second romance by Megan Clawson was a bit underwhelming. I didn‘t like the main characters at first and it was a bit slow. But then it picked up and there was character growth even if a bit choppy. I enjoyed the second half of the book a bit more.

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xicanti

The Sitcom Star | Jackie Lau

Today I walked 16.75 km around Versailles, with occasional stops to read bits of THE SITCOM STAR. It‘s cute, and I continue to loooooove how Jackie Lau doesn‘t Americanize her work in the slightest. Y‘all will appreciate that my tolerance for Americanization is currently at an all-time low, which is saying something.

My sandwich was great, too. Honestly, the bread from my cheap grocery store is better, but the filling was SO TASTY.

tpixie Looks delicious! Great you are taking the time to sit and relax and absorb! I just got off the phone talking to my son how I‘d love to go to Paris for a month so I would have time to see the things I still want to see there but also time just to sit and relax and absorb the vibe. He‘s trying to learn Spanish, and trying to figure out a way to be able to spend more time in Latin America learning the language and dancing. 2w

xicanti @tpixie you should TOTALLY do a month here! There‘s so much to absorb even when you‘re not actively doing stuff. I see people reading (and smoking, and chatting with their friends) every time I pass through the Tuileries—though, to be honest, I still haven‘t had a really long public sit-and-read myself. I‘ve kinda destroyed my feet over the last three days, though, so it‘s probably coming. 2w

tpixie @xicanti those uneven sidewalks and streets are very hard to walk on!!! 2w

xicanti @tpixie I have flexible-soled shoes that were specially designed for long walks, but clearly the designers didn‘t factor European cobbles and rocky paths into things. Sigh. 2w

tpixie @xicanti 🩶🪨🩶 2w

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Julsmarshall

Out of the Woods | Hannah Bonam-Young

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After being gone for a week for my conference, so happy to finish my book, cuddled up with my dogs. I really enjoyed this romance about a couple, together since they were teens, finding their way back to each other. It explores tough themes like grief and loss, but really gets the balance right. Really enjoying this author!

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w

BethM Awww I just want to snuggle the pup! 3w

Darklunarose What a darling pupper 3w

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StellaDz

Holding The Reins | Paisley Hope

I‘m out of town and an ice storm hit and knocked out the power where I‘m staying since Saturday night. So I‘m currently ‘living‘ at the local Indigo, which has power. I may be spending too much and cleaning up my Wishlist 🤣

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