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Romance reader, reviews @ Smexybooks.com, leaning enthusiast, these mashed potatoes are so creamy, she/her
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201. How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne Long

Read 🎧: 11/23/25-11/27/25

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Screenshot of How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne Long with a dark haired shirtless white man wearing dark pants holding a blonde haired white woman in a pale gown. She’s pulling him closer to her by tugging on the cravat that’s hanging loosely around his neck. Behind them is an ornate armchair.
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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I have cooked a lot of things today including, back by special demand,
tear + share apple fritter focaccia. My kid loved it so much the last time I made it, she begged me to make it again for thanksgiving and even offered to help.
Tear + share apple fritter focaccia
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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200. Carry Me Home by Elizabeth Bright

Read: 11/23/25-11/24/25

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Screenshot of Carry Me Home by Elizabeth Bright with a white man wearing a gray t-shirt and jeans and a cowboy hat holding a red haired white woman over his shoulders. She is wearing a flannel shirt and cowboy boots - unsure if she's got anything on the bottom. They are both smiling and he's standing in the middle of a field. He's also got facial hair.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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I finished my Goodreads reading challenge last night with 37 days left to go. Which is both a reflection on how much of this year has been me completely disassociating from reality through romance novels and…well, no, that’s it, actually.
2025 Goodreads Reading Challenge with 200 of 200 books completed and 37 days left.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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When you get the cutest little surprise in the mail but you don’t know who to thank bc they had it shipped directly from the shop they ordered it from. Whoever it is surely knows about my deep and abiding love for While You Were Sleeping.
Leaning sticker with Jack and Lucy from the movie While You Were Sleeping and an ornament featuring Jack and Lucy with the caption “he gave me the world”
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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199. For The Weekend by Sophie Andrews

Read: 11/20/25-11/22/25

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Screenshot of For The Weekend by Sophie Andrews with a dark haired white guy with a beard and mustache wearing a dark shirt, staring broodingly out to the viewer. He’s got long hair pulled into a bun and tattoos on his chest.
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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198. You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long

Read 🎧: 11/20/25-11/22/25

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Screenshot of You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long with a dark haired, bare chested white man holding and kissing a red haired white woman in a pink gown. It looks like he might be sitting on a chaise with the woman in his lap.
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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No focaccia this week but I did bake some bread
Dutch oven bread
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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197. Love in Plane Sight by Lauren Connolly

Read: 11/16/25-11/19/25

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Screenshot of Love in Plane Sight by Lauren Connolly with an illustrated cover of a white man and a white woman in a small white and orange plane in the air, surrounded by clouds.
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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196. After Dark with the Duke by Julie Anne Long

Read 🎧: 11/16/25-11/19/25

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Screenshot of After Dark with the Duke by Julie Anne Long with a white man with dark hair wearing what looks like a robe and he's sitting in front of a lit fireplace with a red haired white woman in a fur trimmed green robe.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Continuing my Palace of Rogues journey, I’m on book 4, and JAL does like writing an age gap romance for a Duke hero, does she not?

So far, this is very very good but my heart will always belong to Falconbridge from her Pennyroyal Green series.

He’s a well respected war hero who was rewarded

10/
Screenshot of After Dark with the Duke by Julie Anne Long with a white man with dark hair wearing what looks like a robe and he’s sitting in front of a lit fireplace with a red haired white woman in a fur trimmed green robe.
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Took Roxie on a walk and ran into some traffic. 😳 🦃
A flock of turkeys in our neighborhood
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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195. Willing Prey by Allie Oleander

Read 🎧: 11/12/25-11/15/25

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Screenshot of Willing Prey by Allie Oleander with an illustration of the outline of a woman running through the woods, trees on either side of her. There's a shirt and a bra hanging from the branches.
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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194. The Ex-mas Breakup by Zoe York

Read: 11/12/25-11/15/25

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Screenshot of The Ex-mas Breakup by Zoe York with a white guy with blonde hair and facial hair standing in a grayish sleeveless top, both his hands pulling down on the collar, a smirk on his face, his head tilted to the side.
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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It’s a nasty wet day outside so I made tear and share apple fritter focaccia and oh wow oh wow. The hardest part (that I failed at) was letting the glaze harden before tearing into it.

Thanks to our focaccia cult leader @mostlybree.kitrocha.com for bringing us all along on this journey.
Tear and share apple fritter focaccia
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I had to pick up some things at my local CVS and came across this and immediately wanted to buy it and ship it to @oliviawrites.bsky.social
Nat Geo rock & gemstone advent calendar
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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193. Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane

Read 🎧: 11/9/25-11/11/25

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Screenshot of Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane with a shirtless white guy in jeans and ripped tattooed abs holding a gun pointed straight at the audience. You can only see the bottom half of his face.
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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192. Downpour by Maggie C. Gates

Read: 11/9/25-11/11/25

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Screenshot of Downpour by Maggie C. Gates with an illustrated cover of a white man with brown hair and a mustache and beard in a wheelchair. He's got a cowboy hat on his head and he is holding a white woman with long red hair on his lap. She's wearing a yellow top and jeans and cowboy boots. In the distance is a white house with a green roof surrounded by trees.
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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I have really gotten into meal prepping over night oats.
3 small containers of overnight oats with rolled oats, milk, Greek yogurt, chia seeds, maple syrup, and pure vanilla extract
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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191. Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane

Read 🎧: 11/6/25-11/8/25

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Screenshot of Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane with a white man in a white t-shirt and dark pants holding a gun. He is also wearing a gun holster. You can only see his face from the nose down.
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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190. Over Work by S.M. Levine

Read: 11/5/25-11/7/25

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Screenshot of Over Work by S.M. Levine with a white background with purple flowers strewn about.
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Saturday morning breakfast
Green juice and avocado toast with egg
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The hardest part of baking focaccia is waiting for it to cool enough so I can eat it.
Jalapeño cheddar focaccia
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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189. Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane

Read 🎧: 11/3/25-11/5/25

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Screenshot of Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane with a white guy in a gray tank top and jeans holding gun with his back to the audience. You can only see him from the chin down.
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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No walk for the doggies today 😕
Backyard with pool and furniture, raining
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM