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Finished reading: Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun πŸ“š

This one was so lovely it made me cry. I can’t even sum up. Go read the description if it sounds good to you, try it out. Highly recommend.

A hand holding a book titled 'Kiss Her Once for Me' by Alison Cochrum in front of a brightly decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights and ornaments.

πŸ—¨οΈπŸ“š “the emptiness was the absence of myself.” Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me

My little family is in the production of A Christmas Carol honoring the retirement of the director of the theater where W & I met. At rehearsal last night I looked at a particular spot on the floor of the theater & thought, “That’s where I fell in love with W.”

Finished reading: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky πŸ“š

Oh my goodness I love it. Matthew Prince starts out as a spoiled party boy but Janovsky slowly pulled the onion layers back until I loved him. And his love interest Hector is wonderful. Highly recommend.

A hand holding a book titled YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MATTHEW PRINCE by TIMOTHY JANOVSKY in front of a decorated Christmas tree and a lit fireplace.

πŸ“š Listening to Patrick Stewart read A Christmas Carol and it’s just feels like having Jean-Luc Picard read it to you. 😍

Finished reading: In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae πŸ“š

A lovely place-based friends-to-lovers second chance. As often happens, the third act breakup made me want to yell at the main character but the book had me happy-teary by the end.

A hand holding a book titled β€œIn the Event of Love” by Courtney Kae in front of a colorful Christmas tree, with a rose and lights visible in the background. The book is a romantic novel set in a winter wonderland.

Finished reading: Eight Kisses by Mindy Klasky πŸ“š

Eight Hanukkah romance stories. I read one each night. My favorites are the one with the Frisky Bean coffee shop and the one with empty nesters reconnecting.

A hand holding the book β€œEight Kisses” in front of a window with a menorah on the sill, showcasing a cover featuring two people embracing and a lit menorah. The book is a collection of eight stories of Hanukkah romance by various authors.

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When people who don’t have fibromyalgia ask me how it feels, I tell them to imagine the last time they had a bad flu, then to picture going shopping, cooking, or exercising while feeling like that.

  • Ginevra Liptan, The FibroManual