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BethM

BethM

Joined August 2016

LibraryThing member BethM6

Book hoarder,tea/coffee/chocolate lover, dog and boy mom, proud Ravenclaw. Fav genres are SFF, cozies, historical fiction, romance, and YA.
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1- my son‘s laugh
2- stumbles across a delicious granola
3- found a great romance book
4- found someone to fix my rosaries
5- iced coffee

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#two4tuesday
1- Disorderly Conduct
2- book 2 in that series and Feast of Crows
Tagging @peaKnit @Kshakal @TheSpineView @JenReadsAlot

TheSpineView Loved A Feast of Crows. Thanks for playing 4d
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Pickpick

Holy cow was this good! I stayed up past 11 with a migraine to finish it 😂 Spunky, self saving heroine, hot guys, the works. 5⭐️

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1- more rural the better
2- I want to live in the middle of nowhere lol. #two4tuesday @TheSpineView

Sace I would love to live in the middle of nowhere! As long as I have indoor plumbing and internet! 2w
TheSpineView I get you on the rural. Thanks for playing! 2w
Avanders You‘re so much like my bestie, who lives in gb, loves little house, and also wishes she lived in the middle of nowhere! Being a city girl myself, very rural feels like the middle of nowhere 😁 Though I have to admit, I love that peace… (oh, And she also lives in wisco…) (edited) 6d
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BethM @Avanders having to work in Milwaukee is sufficient for me 😂 when we go to Canada we‘re 30 mins from civilization and even then it‘s the size of a suburb. It‘s beautiful. 6d
Avanders It does sound beautiful! Have you read any of the 3 Pines books? I *would* like to retire there… 😉 6d
BethM @Avanders I have not. Aren‘t those like sci-fi/horror lol 6d
Avanders @BethM lol 😂 no - maybe you‘re thinking of wayward pines? Wait you did read the first one and I think you didn‘t love it 🤔 6d
BethM @Avanders yeah I was totally thinking of the Blake Crouch series lol 6d
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A Storm of Swords | George R. R. Martin
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I apparently finished exactly ONE book in March, so I‘m stealing storm of swords which I finished in early April. #readingbracket2024 @CSeydel

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Mehso-so

This was absolutely zany and not at all what I thought I was getting. It read really fast for the length, but could easily have been shortened. Very formulaic, but engaging. Not bad. #lmpbc

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Pickpick

This was super cute, fun, and fast! Been in a bit of a slump and this was a good palate cleaner.

Captivatedbybooks Wasnt it cute? I liked that it made me laugh. 2w
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Mehso-so

This came highly suggested in a Google search. While I‘ve reconnected with my faith, That wasn‘t the draw. Just trying to learn to be a more present, less anxious and triggered mom. Just out here trying to break generational trauma- no easy task. This was honestly only ok. Pretty mediocre as parenting books go.

Avanders There‘s this book re breaking generational trauma I was looking at… have you read it? 6d
BethM @Avanders I have not, but The body keeps the score has been referenced in a lot of my trauma informed trainings. 6d
Avanders Yes that‘s another one — I have it in the house somewhere but haven‘t read it yet either… 6d
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Better late than never? #two4tuesday
1- What is sleep? (PS normal sleeping kids aren‘t real) 😂
2- gosh I loved this book!

TheSpineView Never too late to play!💜📖📚 2w
wanderinglynn I love that book! Great pick! 2w
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The Soul Summoner | Elicia Hyder
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So good! Children‘s book to show Iliana as she grows up!

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Thank you my friend! @Captivatedbybooks

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A Storm of Swords | George R. R. Martin
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Pickpick

Sooo good! Love my #readingwesteros crew! Best way to read these! We‘re back with A Feast of Crows on 4/22!

Readergrrl I really enjoyed this whole series! Oddly, though, I have yet to read Fire and Blood!! 3w
BethM @Readergrrl if you feel like a re-read jump on in! Or come along when we get to fire and blood! 3w
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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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DinoMom I feel seen! 1mo
CoverToCoverGirl Me too! I‘m reading the Farseer series by Hobb. No dragons right now but I‘m told they do eventually arrive. 1mo
Leftcoastzen 😄👏🐉 1mo
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5feet.of.fury 🐉⚔️ 1mo
Ruthiella 👍👍👍 1mo
Roary47 Yes! 1mo
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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau
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1- both, though if I can wait for paperback I will just bc of cost.
2- always fiction
3-either just no WW2
4- recent, I usually find “classics” boring.
5- coffee in the am, tea whenever
6- both though I tend toward physical
7- both, I need to be surrounded by books
#wonderouswednesday tagging: @Avanders @Mommamanzi @Captivatedbybooks @Chrissyreadit

Eggs 🩷💜🩵 1mo
Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 1mo
Avanders 💜🩵🤍 I have many of the same answers… 😁 But virtually no ebooks… I have ‘em but I can‘t bring myself to read ‘em 🤷🏽‍♀️ 4w
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#two4tuesday thanks for the tags @Kshakal @TheSpineView
1- unsure I‘m a total mood reader
2- I have an indie romcom on preorder

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Alive: An Easter Story | Kirthana J Fanning
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Happy Easter to all who celebrate! Happy Sunday otherwise :)

Ruthiella Happy Easter to you! 🐰🐣🌷 1mo
Librarybelle Happy Easter! Great photo! 1mo
MaureenMc Happy Easter! 1mo
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AmyG He is so cute and so BIG! Happy Easter! 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Easter 🐣 1mo
Captivatedbybooks My boy is soooo cute!!!! ❣️ Happy Easter momma! 1mo
Gissy 🐰🐣🌸💜 1mo
Avanders 💜💛🩵 1mo
BethM @AmyG @Captivatedbybooks thank you! And happy Easter! Jenny- I mailed the #lmpbc book today! 1mo
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@Kar2b I have no words- it‘s so perfect! I love Riddles Tea Shoppe tea! That‘s going to be my new work pen- is spectacular! You see my kiddo trying to steal the gummies and telling me it‘s important to share 😂#foundfamilyswap @KateReadsYA

BethM And your choice of book sounds perfect!!! 1mo
Meshell1313 😍😍 (edited) 1mo
Kar2b I‘m so glad you love it. I had a blast putting it together for you! 🥰 1mo
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Check out this wrapping! #foundfamilyswap

Gissy 😍👌 1mo
julieclair Wow! Gorgeous! 1mo
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@Kar2b I‘m overwhelmed by your generosity and polish! Yours aren‘t wrapped 🙃#foundfamilyswap @KateReadsYA

KateReadsYA Wow. Beautiful package 🥰 1mo
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Man Called Ove | Fredrik Backman
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1- taxes, finances in anything, what student debt would do to you, car maintenance- but hey I‘ve got some skills in French and calculus 😂
2- Ove
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AmyG I so agree with #1. So many young people have no clue. 1mo
TheSpineView So true on #1! 1mo
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Story of Easter (Catholic) | Alice Joyce Davidson
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I loved these books as a kid and have been trying to find them for Wes. Apparently my set was not ruined, it was just given to my sister. Anyway- I‘m 9 books short of the full 28 now!

MaureenMc 👍 1mo
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Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr
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March is national reading month so we did a book swap at work :) I could have also grabbed the new Emily Henry but I was a dolt and thought I already read it 😂

KadaGul @BethM "Beach Read" by Emily Henry has taken my breath away! In my opinion, it's her best work yet! I couldn't put it down once I started reading it. 1mo
BethM @KadaGul I loved that one! The one I failed to grab was Happy Place. 1mo
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Familyhood | Paul Reiser
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@Kar2b theoretically there tomorrow. #foundfamilyswap @KateReadsYA

KateReadsYA Thanks for the update 🤗 1mo
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The Informationist | Taylor Stevens
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FYI friends- they‘re working on it.

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1- I love unicorns but dragons are fearsome.
2- Bruce coville‘s into the land of the unicorns or GoT
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Love both 💗🦄🐉 Thanks for playing! 1mo
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On the way to the Dells for a work conference. This #littensloveromance selection is soooo good!

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@Jas16 thank you so much for the books my friend!

Jas16 My pleasure 2mo
Avanders 😍😍 2mo
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KateReadsYA How exciting. 🤗 Opening day is almost here. 2mo
Kar2b Yay! Can‘t wait to hear what you think! 🥰 2mo
Avanders I was sad I missed this one… but looking forward to a new round of cbbc! I believe it‘s coming in a couple weeks 😁🤩 2mo
BethM @Avanders yay! I‘ll hold off on emailing @Mommamanzi then 😂glad you‘re joining us this round! 2mo
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And of course I couldn‘t pass this up for $3! We‘ve read through his Cars 5 minute stories book too many times- mama needs new material 😂

AmyG Ha, I get it. My grandson loves Cars. 2mo
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Why Does it Thunder and Lightning? | Chris Arvetis, Carole Palmer
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Was able to score 21 of the 38 from a thrift shop while on home visits today. Sadly my childhood faves: rainbow and thunder/lightning aren‘t here and my set was ruined in my parents basement. These copies are in perfect condition, I don‘t think they‘ve ever been read. I can‘t wait to share them with Wes!

MaureenMc 👍 2mo
brittanyreads Oh wow! Childhood memory unlocked! Haha thanks! I forgot about these! 2mo
BethM @brittanyreads right?! I was stoked when they randomly popped up in my fb marketplace suggestions. 2mo
Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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The Virgin's Lover | Philippa Gregory
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1- No? My mom has intermittently claimed that my middle name- Marie was for her bff at the time 🤷‍♀️
2- I will straight binge any Elizabeth 1 historical fiction. I find her fascinating.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2mo
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A Storm of Swords | George R. R. Martin
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It‘s been a two cups of cocoa kind of day. Catching up on 2 chapters bc I forgot some reason felt the need to watch the state of the union last night. #readingwesteros

5feet.of.fury 😍 so many marshmallows 2mo
Gissy Love the mug😍 2mo
kspenmoll Oh what a great mug! 2mo
Kar2b I have the same mug! 2mo
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Saw this recommended a bunch. Engaging and pretty solid.

MaureenMc I haven‘t read this one yet but it‘s on my shelf. 2mo
BethM @MaureenMc it definitely held my attention. I was raised Catholic and left, but am now coming back to my faith. Until recently I‘d never experienced anti Catholic sentiment so this perspective really captivated me. 2mo
MaureenMc @BethM I‘ve read Hahn‘s The Lamb‘s Supper & would recommend it. It seems that many of the current “famous” Catholics are converts who grew up with, or were at least surrounded by, anti-Catholic beliefs. I find their stories quite fascinating, actually. Godspeed on your journey. ❤️ 2mo
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The Ferryman: A Novel | Justin Cronin
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Well last year established how TERRIBLE I am at editing it so I bring you #readingbracket2024 paper and pen edition 😂have to think about who wins the Jan/feb match up.

monalyisha 😅😆🙈 2mo
melissajayne When I am thinking of who wins a match-up, I think of what I am thinking of the most or something that was very impactful in the book. 4w
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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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Swamped in paperwork for my telework day. Have GoT running in the background and my Winter is Coming sweatshirt on.

Really hoping that as we go through #readingwesteros that Nymeria comes back in the books.

ElizaMarie This baby is so adorable!!! 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Ok #lmpbc group here are some options. Mix of mystery, light fantasy/scifi, and historical. Please let me know. I‘ll tag the rest of the books below for ease. @Captivatedbybooks @Readergrrl @5feet.of.fury

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5feet.of.fury I haven‘t read any of those! Skin Map looks really good if we do settle on fantasy! 2mo
Captivatedbybooks Im for The Bookman‘s Tale or The Skin Map 2mo
BethM @Readergrrl @Captivatedbybooks have you guys picked selections yet? 2mo
Captivatedbybooks I will hopefully have them picked this week. When‘s the deadline? I may have some picked by tonight 2mo
BethM @Captivatedbybooks picked read and mailed by 3/31 -4/1 you‘re good 2mo
Readergrrl I‘m happy with any of these options, but The Bookman‘s Tale is intriguing. I‘m a sucker for anything William! 2mo
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@Readergrrl @5feet.of.fury and I need one more person for #lmpbc . It‘s me- I‘m the fraidy cat 😂

Captivatedbybooks Ill join you‘s even though writing in books scares the crap out of me! 2mo
BethM @Captivatedbybooks yay! I‘ve also had it where folks preferred post its. 2mo
Captivatedbybooks Where do i have to go to sign up under your group? 2mo
BethM @Captivatedbybooks go to @suvata page and she has the link to the form 2mo
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Hooked | Emily McIntire
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One of my Litsy besties is hosting a swap! Please go check it out! @Captivatedbybooks

This one is going to be so fun! #darkromanceswap

Captivatedbybooks Thank you 😘❣️ 2mo
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Bossypants | Tina Fey
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1- not a huge fan of them.
2- tagged #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!💜📖 2mo
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Harry Potter: Platform 9 3/4 | Scholastic Books
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Good morning Litsy! As my friend @Captivatedbybooks would say: you and that boy 😆 Jenny I‘m going to think of you every time I wear these socks lol!

Sleepswithbooks So cute!!!! 2mo
Captivatedbybooks 🤣🤣🤣 2mo
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1- 3yrs ago in May and hopefully never again 😂
2- no clue- Potter? lol
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView I am with you on never moving again. Thanks for playing! 2mo
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The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Here‘s my copy! But Scribd also has the audio so I‘ll likely use each as time permits. @Daisey @JazzFeathers #fellowshipoftolkien

JazzFeathers Oh l love this edition! I have the Hobbit and the three LotR books in this edition, and I'm considering getting at least a few more 😜 2mo
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I‘m absolutely failing at my #readordonate and my #readyourkindle - it‘s like I finished my #SciFiBookClub read and then had nothing left 😂

julieclair It‘s impossible to fail at #ReadOrDonate ! At the end of the month, if you haven‘t read it, you donate it. Done! 😀 2mo
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@Chrissyreadit @MommyOfTwo thank you so much for the mail! Made my days! And I‘m excited to return to #cbbc soon too! 🤞

MommyOfTwo You‘re welcome! 3mo
Captivatedbybooks Do you know of she‘ll be adding new people? I would like to get back in. I was part of the 1st round she did and it was one of the things i missed lost when i stepped away from Litsy 2mo
BethM @Captivatedbybooks last round was open to new folks I think, I know there‘s some OGs like @Avanders that want to come back too 😎 2mo
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The End | Fernanda Torres
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Welp 😳join us for the last ever round! Looks like I‘ll be signing up despite not currently having room to do so😂🤦‍♀️

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Such a good romance! Fun, quick, and engaging- just what I needed!

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Tuesday's Child | Fern Michaels
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1- work
2- the book I‘m about to post a review on
Thanks for the tags @Kshakal @TheSpineView #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Great book! Thanks for playing 3mo
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The Ferryman: A Novel | Justin Cronin
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Medium pick for me. I really loved the beginning, and the last 75-100 pages. I think the book could‘ve been shortened by 100-200 pages as at times it felt like there was needless fluff or meandering. It certainly kept me intrigued though! #LitsySciFiBookClub

Chrissyreadit How is Wes doing? 3mo
BethM @Chrissyreadit first night back in his own bedroom 🤞by Sunday he was back to close to 100% :) 3mo
Chrissyreadit keep me posted?😘 3mo
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BethM @Chrissyreadit for sure! 3mo
Captivatedbybooks @BethM awww is my nephew sicky? 3mo
BethM @Captivatedbybooks he had his tonsils and adenoids out about a week ago and he was not the easiest recovery patient in the world 😆 3mo
TheSpineView Just started and about 40 pages in. OK so far. 3mo
CatLass007 Is that camo yarn on your afghan? Did you crochet it yourself? (edited) 3mo
CatLass007 @TheSpineView Do you have any thoughts about when we‘ll choose next month‘s book? 3mo
BethM @CatLass007 it is! My aunt made it. 3mo
CatLass007 That‘s great! I have three nephews and all of them have more than one crocheted afghans from me. Now my oldest nephew has a wife and three kids. I‘ve started an afghan for each of them and they are in various stages of completion. My Dad‘s sister, my Aunt Julia, used the one I made for her all the time and when she died they put the afghan in the casket with her. They put in pictures of her son and his wife and their two grown (cont)⬇️ (edited) 3mo
CatLass007 children also. It sort of started a family tradition. We put the afghan I made for my Dad in the casket with him, along with a couple of those scratch and win games that he loved. My brother and his wife gave my Mom a pseudo-fleece blanket with a picture of the Virgin Mary on it. When Mom and I discussed what she wanted done when she died, she was emphatic that she didn‘t want to be buried in her pajamas. That was a conversation we had (cont)⬇️ 3mo
CatLass007 more than once because she had Alzheimer‘s. We already had picked out her pretty red pantsuit so I reassured her about that. I asked if she wanted to be buried with the afghan I made for her or with the throw that my brother gave her that she used all the time. She chose the throw and we also had a rosary placed in her hand. I donated the afghan I made to a homeless shelter. Sorry if this sounds gloomy, I just took a little trip to the past. (edited) 3mo
BethM @CatLass007 that‘s lovely! 3mo
CatLass007 I‘m glad you think so. It‘s not an unpleasant memory. Kind of bittersweet. 3mo
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Untitled | Untitled
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Take a look at @KateReadsYA for this heart warming swap!

KateReadsYA Thank you for sharing 🤗 hope you can join us! 3mo
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Redemption | Kelly Moran
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Author, friend, and all around good human, Kelly Moran, has started her own indie publishing company! Check them out on insta and Facebook. Bonus on Facebook there‘s a readers group where you can help them out with ARC reviews! Their collective works spans numerous genres. Tell her Beth sent you :)

https://www.rowanprosepublishing.com