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Happy pub day to SOMETHING FABULOUS by @quicunquev

Happy pub day to SOMETHING FABULOUS by @quicunquevult! I just started this delightful historical rom-com and am already SO into it! The story follows a reserved, buttoned-up duke that is betrothed to a woman, and enamored with her twin brother so…I’m anticipating some PINING and I’m here for it! Thank you so much to @amazonpublishing for the review copy of one of my most anticipated 2022 romances! ⁣
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What other 2022 releases are y’all excited for??⁣
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[ID: Sarah is holding up a copy of Something Fabulous over a shag white carpet. In the background, slightly out of focus, are some house plants and Sarah’s shearling slippers. The pop of blue of the cover stands out against the lighter background]

Went to my first author meet-and-greet and book si

Went to my first author meet-and-greet and book signing event last week and had the most wonderful time ✨⁣
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@rlynn_solomon was an absolute gem and I even picked up second copies of both THE EX TALK and TODAY, TONIGHT, TOMORROW just so I could get them signed! Oh and, nbd, but I got to hang out with @longhandpencils! (It’s actually a huge deal, it was wonderful, so much fun and Kasee is the best)⁣
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Also pictured is the WEATHER GIRL pencil set from @longhandpencils (ilysm, thank you for the set 💛) and the Shay necklace from @bybayjewelry, named after Shay from THE EX TALK, which I wore to the signing!⁣
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[ID: the first photo is a flat lay on a white bedspread. A copy of Weather Girl is open to the signed cover page, with a set of pencils and a yellow bookmark in the shape of rain boots to the upper-left of the book. In the upper-right corner, copies of Today, Tonight, Tomorrow and The Ex Talk are stacked, with the Shay necklace draped over The Ex Talk. The second photo is of a set of pencils from @longhandpencils on top of a copy of Weather Girl, with the bookmark and books in the background, out of focus]

Happy pub day to LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS by @anitak

Happy pub day to LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS by @anitakellywrites! L&OD is one of my most anticipated 2022 releases and I’m so excited that it’s out in the world now. It’s a queer rom-com (feat. a non-binary mc!!) set against the backdrop of a reality tv cooking competition (!!!) and y’all know that I can’t help myself with romances set on reality tv shows. (And if you didn’t already know that, now you do.) Thank you so much to @readforeverpub for sending me a copy of one of my most anticipated reads! ⁣
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[ID: the first photo is of Sarah holding up a paperback copy of Love & Other Disasters parallel to the floor, with the wood flooring and carpet somewhat in the background, and a portion of some colorful shelves in the background as well, all slightly out of focus. The second photo is of Sarah holding the same book up, except this time in front of the bookshelves entirely]

#ShelfieSunday ✨ I finally made room for all of

#ShelfieSunday ✨ I finally made room for all of the books in random piles around my house and reorganized my shelves yesterday. How long do you think I’ll be able to keep it nice before accruing piles again? Maybe a day? ⁣
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[ID: a photo of bookshelves, the books sorted alphabetically by author’s last name, with colorful spines. In the middle of a shelf, there’s a mason jar full of pencils from Longhand Pencils sitting on top of a small stack of books. In the second photo, it’s a slightly different angle and view of the bookshelves, this time showing a bit more of the right portion of the shelves]

I wish I could go back in time and read all of the

I wish I could go back in time and read all of these for the first time again ✨ my ten favorite romances I read in 2021, the photo version. See any of your favorites? ⁣
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In no particular order:⁣
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1. IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER by @tessabaileyisanauthor⁣
2. ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN by @taliahibbert⁣
3. THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by @alihazelwood⁣
4. THE ROYALS NEXT DOOR by @authorhalle⁣
5. TO HAVE AND TO HATE by @authorrsgrey⁣
6. ISN’T IT BROMANTIC? by @lyssakayadams⁣
7. A LOT LIKE ADIÓS by @alexisdaria⁣
8. THE CHARM OFFENSIVE by @alisoncochrun (#gifted @atriabooks)⁣
9. TO SIR, WITH LOVE by @laurenlaynebooks⁣
10. THE HEIRESS GETS A DUKE by @harperstgeorge⁣
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[ID: a photo of a stack of the ten foregoing books stacked on my white bookshelf with a small, white vase full of pink dried flowers, two candles, and two art prints in the background. This is the photo version of my top ten reel that I posted a few days ago]

It’s a few days into 2022 but I feel like I’m

It’s a few days into 2022 but I feel like I’m only now just getting my bearings (I rang in the new year with a minor concussion so that might be somewhat to blame 😂). I haven’t read much yet but I’ve got my reading goal for 2022 set (155 books) and a whole stack of new books that I got during the B&N sale last week (pictured), so it looks like it’s going to be a great reading year! Did you set a reading goal for 2022? Or are you going to just see how it goes?⁣
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[ID: a stack of books on a white bedspread. The stack includes (from top to bottom): The Love Con; House of Salt and Sorrows; The Witch’s Heart; Within These Wicked Walls; The Hawthorne Legacy; Seven Days in June; The Guncle; and Once Upon a Broken Heart]

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