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Happy publication day to @justjuliawhelan ❤️ I was sent this delightful package by @avonbooks with a fancy pants cookie and earbuds to celebrate this release! Want a fresh new romcom to read? Give this one a try! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw0B0qucA1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Added something new to http://randomolive.etsy.com ❤️ Cute little ribbon paperclip bookmarks. Perfect for holding your place in your book or planner. I can’t decide if I like the rainbow or pineapple more. Which one is your fave? https://www.instagram.com/p/CguvBLWvDqY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another new historical romance out this week! Four Weeks of Scandal by Megan Frampton is Book 5 of the Hazards of Dukes series, where we have a fake engagement and dispute over estate ownership. // Thanks @avonbooks for this copy of the paperback! https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhEXopLsNi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

One of my fave historical romance series! Dukes Do It Better by Bethany Bennett is a recent release that follows our fave little sister Emma into her single parenthood and re-entry into society. Thanks to @readforeverpub for a copy of this book! https://www.instagram.com/p/CfO24TGLcYl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New York City subway meet cute in this rom com by Kate Spencer! Thanks to @readforeverpub for sending me a copy of In a New York Minute ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJkaVClRZf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Did you know that my posts with my reading log combine a bunch of my hobbies and interests? See, at first it seems like it’s just my romance novel obsession (one), but also combines my love of colorful markers (two), list making/handwriting (three), in a planner page (four), laid on top of a crochet blanket that I made (five!). https://www.instagram.com/p/CfFzXKoL7Hc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to @smpromance for the advance copy of Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by @mazeyeddings ❤️ Contemporary romance with a two night stand and a surprise pregnancy https://www.instagram.com/p/CezTzQovJb-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Found myself sent this advance copy of Tracey Livesay’s newest book! Fun contemporary romance with a rap star and a royal. Thanks @avonbooks ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CeYpv66L9EG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Latest page of my hand written reading log. It was a binge week of Annabelle Anders and Charlie Lane. This weekend, I’m catching up on a couple advance copies of books coming out next week! What have you been reading? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd1x0HCJiRs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to @avonbooks for sending me this copy of All the Duke I Need by @linden.caroline ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CdGR7uxLYIG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Book mail! I have the latest from Lorraine Heath called Girls of Flight City. This one is inspired by true events and takes place during World War II, with American women in Texas who help to train pilots from the British Royal Air Force. I can already tell this one is going to be an angsty one, with love and war, and all that terrible heart wrenching stuff. Published April 5, 2022. Thanks for sending a copy of this book! @bibliolifestyle @williammorrowbooks @lorraineheathauthor #girlsofflightcity #lorraineheath #bibliolifestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CcaoQ_Krqvy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks so much to @avonbooks for sending me this updated copy of Nine Rules by @sarahmaclean - This is one of the first historical romances I read when I started last year and I highly recommend it as a starter novel for those of you coming off your Bridgerton binge watch and looking for more! https://www.instagram.com/p/CcD-bnCvvzS/?utm_medium=tumblr

I forgot to add the numbers to the page before I took a picture, but I’m up to 85 books for 2022. This page is a mix of ARC reads and kindle unlimited books. What’ve you been reading lately? https://www.instagram.com/p/CbXlL7ALD9p/?utm_medium=tumblr

Thanks to @avonbooks for sending me a copy of The Wedding Crasher by @miasosaromance - This one sounds like a hysterical rom-com with a jilted groom and a fake relationship. And of course I set it next to my cute little crochet succulent and heart cup cozy. // Shop cozies and succulents at https://randomolive.square.site/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVIWowLY3_/?utm_medium=tumblr

Thanks to @avonbooks for sending me a copy of The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh (aka @zoearcher73) - Looking forward to reading this one and more from this series. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CbITJNbL2_s/?utm_medium=tumblr

Looking for a historical romance with secret identities and twists and turns? West End Earl by Bethany Bennett (@bethanywriteskissingbooks) is deliciously twisty and there are definitely plot points that you never see coming. One of my stand out faves of the year. And if you're planning to read Bethany's latest book coming out later this year, you definitely need to finish this one first. https://www.instagram.com/p/CadO5u5vi0v/?utm_medium=tumblr

The newest book from @darcyburkeauthor comes out next week! I know rakes and rogues tend to be popular heroes in historical romance, but give me a socially awkward introvert who hates crowds any day. He's the ultimate grump who only tolerates his one true love. The Rigid Duke comes out on March 8. // Advance reader e-copy provided by @darcyburkeauthor via @netgalley https://www.instagram.com/p/CakK-VcllRQ/?utm_medium=tumblr