Finished reading: In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae ๐Ÿ“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 โ€œIn the Event of Loveโ€ 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 ๐Ÿ“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 โ€œEight Kissesโ€ 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 donโ€™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

Me: My heel hurts.

My doctor: Have you tried using that ointment I told to use for pain on it?

Me: I will now.

๐Ÿ”–๐Ÿ“š Read How To Get Started Reading Romance Novels by Stephanie Fallon (The Good Trade).

This is an excellent guide. Also? If you have unkind things to say about romance as a genre, please say them somewhere else. They’re not welcome in my replies.

Me: I’m going to take a 20 minute nap (sets alarm)

Narrator: She took a 90 minute nap. She did not hear the alarm.

I have 3 one -month gift subscriptions to Jami Attenberg’s Craft Talk to give away. Let me know if you want one.

I just don’t feel like writing a year-in-review post, y’all. So I might not.

๐Ÿ•Ž๐Ÿ––๐Ÿป I would like to thank s-h-a-s-e on Tumblr for this Hanukkah gift of Sarek, Amanda, and Spock celebrating.

In the words of Adam Sandler:

You don’t need Deck the Halls or Jingle Bells Rock ‘cuz you can spin the dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spockโ€”both Jewish!

A photo of Mr. Spock celebrating Hanukkah with his parents. On the left, Spock's father Sarek wears a blue and white sweater with a menorah on it. In the middle, Spock's mother Amanda is wearing a blue head covering and a blue dress with a small dog in her lap. On the right, Spock wears a white robe and a menorah-shaped crown.&10;&10;Bing's AI assistant helped me write this alt-text.