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Happy holidays! May your days be merry and bright.
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#anaffairbeforechristmas
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Much more romantic than I expected

I quite enjoyed this! Although I actually liked the secondary characters (Gemma, Charlotte, and V.A.) better than the hero and heroine who I found a bit insipid. I think what really sold me on this was the wit. I found the dialogue really witty and funny. My first Eloisa James book, but it certainly won't be my last! #Romantsy

Thank you, Jody! I absolutely adore @EloisaJames books, and I haven‘t read this one yet! ❤️

#kindlitsy

I love romances imvolving married couples. Can reserved, uptight Poppy, and desperate, lonely Fletch fall back in love? The Georgian era, Christmas time setting fit my mood and made this book a lovely read.

I am LOVING this so far. It's my first Eloisa James book. (I had tried another one on audio but couldn't keep the characters straight and didn't like the narrator's voice). Glad I tried this one! Plus, seasonal appropriateness. #Romantsy

Ice hung from windowsills with a glitter that rivaled glass,& new snow turned the sooty streets to rivers of milk. Looking at the city from the bell tower of Saint Germain, the Duke of Fletcher could see candles flaring in store windows,& though he couldn‘t smell roasting goose, holly leaves & gleaming berries over doors signaled that all of Paris had turned its mind toward a delicious #banquet of gingerbread & spice, of rich wine & sugared cakes.

Now that I‘ve graduated, I finally have time to do my first @24in48 I‘m an hour and twenty minutes in and starting light with this ensemble romance. #24in48

This is my Saturday night. 📚😸😴

Started reading this today. It‘s not quite Christmas in the book yet but it‘s still winter here. You can‘t tell but it‘s very windy and the rocks are covered in ice from the waves. #DuluthMN #winterisstillhere

My January #bookhaul 😍😍
📚An AffairBefore Christmas by Eloisa James
📚It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
📚Stay Close by Harlan Coben
📚The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Q: Have you alredy read some of these books?

#itendswithus #colleenhoover #anaffairbeforechristmas #eloisajames #stayclose #harlancoben #thehandmaidstale #margaretatwood #paperback #candles #goodreads #litsybooks

Interesting article about consent in different romance genres in the random PW I picked up this morning. I finished the tagged book over the holiday and it was pretty cute. I'm officially a #romancy reader now.

Fun to listen to Christmas-time sexy shenanigans in the snow while walking through another sunny December day in California.

I didn‘t even manage to get to the Christmas-y parts of this book before Christmas, but it‘s still a delightful listen for the day after!

First Christmas in my new house! Started listening to a seasonally appropriate audiobook as I continue with the endless unpacking.

Totally enjoyable #romantsy as always. It‘s nice having a kitty for company too. #catsoflitsy

I‘m seven books from reading 150 this year (best year ever!). Picked this up after finishing Crazy Rich Asians last night (so good). So, romance novel and Olympic trials before going to see Star Wars! #romantsy

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Stocking up on cozy holiday reads.

Somehow I missed book 2 in this series! I loved this one (and read it in one sitting). I loved how Poppy grew through the book and Fletch was just a great hero. I think Charlotte is my favorite character though. #romantsy #historicalromance

#lyricalapril #holiday

Planning to read this one this month as I continue the Desperate Duchesses series. 😃

?⭐❤?? Poppy & Fletch were lovely but what I really liked how this was more like a soap opera with multiple storylines. Villiers & Charlotte are vastly entertaining. "'You're too unpleasant to die,' she said sharply. 'If you're not careful, I'll marry you while you're in a fever and then take all your money.' He stopped looking so dismal, and laughed a bit, though it made him wheeze." #romantsy #osrbc

Lol #romantsy #osrbc

I just love this cover.
#dressesoncovers #readjanuary

Another fun listen. Eloisa James has a way of writing antagonists that I truly despise, but won't make me abandon the story because of.

Book two did not disappoint! I blew through it - fell asleep last night with 70 pages to go. I am really enjoying getting to know the characters. So on to book three - I guess I am having a Desperate Duchesses marathon before the new year.

Let's do this.

@EloisaJames Your books translated into Slovenian.
From left to the right: Desperate Duchesses, Duchess by Night and An Affair Before Christmas.

I do love a good romance novel & this one certainly fits the bill. I liked that we got to see Poppy & Fletcher's romance continue bloom after they walked down the aisle. What I liked even more was that Poppy discovered more of herself & her desires & that she had Fletch's love & support through it all. Definitely puts me into the Christmas season. I do really want to know who Charlotte chooses though. Someone point me in that direction, please.

I always trust @Amanda romance recommendations and I'm looking forward to reading this one. My mind needs a bit of an escape this Sunday evening and it begins right now.

#getbooked recommendation I heard the other day