This book comes in two versions: sweet and spicy. Tiffany Hart is a radiology doctor who grew up in Las Vegas. Ethan Clark comes from a long line of doctors but wants to make his own name. The relationship between Tiffany and Ethan is full of tension and romance, keeping readers interested until the end.

I wasn‘t expecting some of the twists in this story but they were so good!

Book 92/100 of the year.

Spent my day off cleaning my patio for the summer months. The amount of yellow pollen was ridiculous.

Hanging flowering baskets hung after massive cleaning along with my Mickey Mouse outdoor rug and furniture. I will pull out my folding hammock as needed.

This is one of my favorite summer reading spots.

Now this was an incredible story. I was hooked from the start. It‘s the story of Penelope and Christian. There are no words to the cruelty of Penelope ‘s family . When Penelope meets Christian it‘s love at first sight for both. A retelling of the ugly duckling. Just read the trigger warnings in the beginning as this book may not be for everyone.

Book 91/100 of the year.

Today, I received this arc of “That Librarian” by Amanda Jones.

This is part memoir, part manifesto of Amanda‘s story advocating for inclusivity on the front lines in our schools & libraries today.

Here alone in North Carolina, there were at least 18 attempts to restrict access to books in North Carolina. These attempts included challenges to about 114 books in total last year.

Book 90/100 of the year.

Book 89/100 of the year.

Where The Marigolds Grow is a sweet story of a clean romance between Bree Daniels and Garret Walker. It is a quick read. If you are a fan of clean romances, you will love this book. Also, I loved that Bree and Garret followed their hearts and listened to what God was telling them. The secondary characters were equally as sweet. This should be a Hallmark movie and looking forward to reading more books in this series.

Book 88/100 of the year.

This was such a sweet and charming read!! Josh is Brie‘s best friend‘s brother & NFL player...and someone she enjoys bantering with often. When Josh needs an image change, his agent suggests fake dating Brie. This turns into a charming story of not quiet enemies to lovers. The interactions are great. There are so many moments that your heart just melts with them & for them as they fall in love. The ending is perfect.

Book 87/100 of the year.

This was such a sweet and charming read!! Josh is Brie‘s best friend‘s brother & NFL player...and someone she enjoys bantering with often. When Josh needs an image change, his agent suggests fake dating Brie. This turns into a charming story of not quiet enemies to lovers. The interactions are great. There are so many moments that your heart just melts with them & for them as they fall in love. The ending is perfect.

Book 87/100 of the year.

Book 86/100 of the year.

My five:

1. My youngest son moved home from SF and got a job paying 6 figures!
2. The weather here has been wonderful and everything is green.
3. A week break from school so I am able to relax a bit.
4. Starting to run in the mornings again.
5. Savoring sunrises in the morning with coffee before work.

#5joyfridays

Book 85/100 of the year.

I loved this book. This was my first read into the Bailey brother series and oh how I loved the Bailey family! We all need a family like this one.

Miles Bailey meets Delaney Jonas aka Lane Jonas who is a famous rock star and on a bachelorette type tv series. She is trying to clean up her image which backfires. Miles is an artist who is trying to get a start in his hometown while opening up an art studio.

Book 84/100 of the page.

April @booklyapp monthly report. 19 books total. There were several buddy reads this month along with reading challenges. Overall, I enjoyed all these books and most were either four or five stars for me.

April #bookishbingo . I got a double bingo this month.

@bookishfirst

Book 83/100 of the year.

Book 82/100 of the year.

Book 81 of the year.

Restocking day at my three little free libraries and found this in one of them.

I squealed in delight as this book is on my TBR list and I was planning on reading in May.

#themysteryoflockedrooms #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibrarysteward

Book mail is the best mail! I received these gifted books today. And since it‘s #caturday, a picture of Hemingway.

Yesterday was a fun #bookmail day. I came home to a huge box of books!

I am a @storeypub ambassador so I was able to pick the books that I wanted. I love this spring assortments of books.

Most will go into my three @littlefreelibrary after I read them.

Many thanks to @storeypub for these #gifted books.

My five joys this week:

1. I finished another semester of grad school and received an A for this class. Maintaining my 4.0 GPA.
2. I was stressing about my summer bill for school & was able to pick up extra shifts in my part time job.
3. I have 2 weeks off between semesters so I am able to relax & read!
4. I ran my first 5k of 2024 on Saturday.
5. I just finished book 83 of the year so I will hit my goal of 100 books by the end of May.

Book 80/100 of the year.

I forgot to change my #kindle cover for April so I decided to use this design for the rest of the month and into May.

Book 79/100 of the year.

Book 78/100 of the year.

Book 77/100 of the year.

Book 76/100 of the year.

Book 75/100 of the year.

Book 74/100.

Set in Voss, Norway the descriptions are beautiful. Maureen comes home from New York City as her father is dying to take over the family farm. Alex, a billionaire is escaping New York City from a girlfriend who is stalking him & the crazy media frenzy created by this to his family estate in Voss. The story between Maureen and Alex is funny & sweet. I loved the several twists in the story which were very believable.

I am so excited to announce that we have been selected as an influencer for @litlowcountry 2025!

This event will be hosted in the beautiful city of Charleston, SC in March 2025 & already has a fabulous author line up.

EVENT DETAILS:
🩷 Dates: March 21-25, 2025
💚 Tickets: Use Promo code: Graciouswarrior10

This promo code will save you 10% off the ticket price. Check out the website: https://www.litlowcountry.com/.

Thanks for the tag, @DebinHawaii .

My five this week are:
1. All the birthday wishes still coming in from friends.
2. Surprise book mail.
3. Fixing my car when the check engine light came on by myself and it wasn‘t even $50!
4. Two days off in a row which is unusual for me working my full time library job, my part time and working on my MLIS degree.
5. Seeing the eclipse which was 85% here in NC.

Crissy Dowling channels Princess Diana in her one-woman cabaret.

Her younger sister, Betsy, also has the Diana look, but she is a social worker in their home state of Vermont. There‘s no wasted space in this novel, which clips on powered by the compelling sisters, their strange situation, & Marisa, the adopted thirteen year old . The denoument is surprising and makes perfect sense, and the road there is satisfyingly twisty.

Book 71/100.

Book 71/100 of the year.

Another win for Jenn McKinlay! Love at First Book is a delightful romance. I loved Kier & Em. It explores authors, writing, and books set in a small Irish town with characters that will pull at your heart strings! I found myself loving these characters, laughing and crying tears with them. This story is so tender hearted, a perfect curl up in a favorite chair with a cozy blanket & a favorite drink.

Book 70/100 of the year.

Another win for Jenn McKinlay! Love at First Book is a delightful romance. I loved Kier & Em. It explores authors, writing, and books set in a small Irish town with characters that will pull at your heart strings! I found myself loving these characters, laughing and crying tears with them. This story is so tender hearted, a perfect curl up in a favorite chair with a cozy blanket & a favorite drink.

Book 70/100 of the year.

WOW! I am so excited to be invited back to be part of the @macmillan.audio influencers team. This is my second year to be part of this amazing team.

I have listened to many wonderful books through this program. As you all know, I always have three books going at the same time and one is always an audiobook.

This sweet story between Graham and Elinora starts when they were 16 and goes into their 30s. Both Graham and Elinora have a spark that never ends even though they both had to overcome obstacles, family and career choices.

I loved their banter and at times the disappointments and anger however I felt this added to the realism of their story.

This is a sweet love story and I loved how it ended.

Book 69/100 of the year.

Book 68 of the year. I chose this for the @theuncorkedlibrarian Cuba selection bingo card.

Book 67/100 of the year. I enjoy these #seasonalcozies and this is three short stories.

April‘s seasonal cozy.

Birthday presents from my sons.

How freaking cute are these @loungefly purses/backpacks that are books!

My best friend sent them to me as a birthday present! We have been friends for over 45 years now and she is my family! I‘m so blessed to call her my friend!

Thank you @pixiedustforme !

#bookpurses #disneylover #birthdaypresent #celebratebirthday #60thbirthday #birthday

Book 66/100 of the year.

Three short cozy mystery stories.

#goodreadschallenge #cozymystery #librarian

Book 65/100 of the year.

This is the last book in the Winter Coffee Loft series. And it is the only one that has a teenage love story. It‘s sweet and innocent.

#coffeeloft #romance #librarian #goodreadschallenge

March reading report. 17 books read.

March #bookish bingo.

Book 64/100 of the year.

#seasonalcozies

Thanks to @BarkingMadRead for keeping us on track with this #chunkster. Interesting but I was like WTF am I reading. 😊🤣😂. Book 63/100 of the year.

#hashtagbrigade

This started slow but then I didn‘t want to put it down. The cast of characters are endearing while the story makes you think about walking into someone else‘s shoes and how we should treat each other while what is important in life.

Book 62/100 of the year.

I have been reading the Coffee Loft series since January. The books are centered around the Coffee Loft franchise and are all sweet rom-cons. I‘ve discovered many new authors and one sent me her book in this series.

Many thanks to @kimberley.montpetit for this book!