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Hate to Love Romances for Lovers of THE HATING GAME

A collection of colourful romance novel covers.

If the hate to love or enemies to lovers trope is what you adored about The Hating Game, here are some more options. Some of these books are quite steamy, some are quite tame in the bedroom department, but all of them have a pretty solid hate-to-love arc.

July 13, 2020
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10 Fake Dating Romances to Read Today

a collection of brightly coloured romance novel covers

Fake dating and fake marriage are hallmark tropes in romance novels. Here are some books that fit the bill.

May 11, 2020
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Author Q&A: Alexis Marie Chute and The 8th Island Trilogy

Side by side images of a white woman in her art studio and three colour paperback books on a white rug.

Alexis Marie Chute is a an author, visual artist, curator, filmmaker, and public speaker based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She’s the author of a YA fantasy series and a memoir about grief, healing and pregnancy after loss.

April 27, 2020
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8 Light & Fluffy Reads to Distract You From the Gongshow of the Real World

An Audrey Hepburn bookmark resting on open book beside a latte, an a slice of crusty bread, and a jar of jam.

In these strange times many of us are looking for lighter reads. Here are some ideas.

April 13, 2020
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Books about Bookshops

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My April reading stack includes these five books about bookshops.

April 6, 2020
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Four Middle Grade Fantasy Series to Read During Middle Grade March

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I like to do Middle Grade March every year and dive into middle grade books. Here are the series at the top of my list!

March 2, 2020
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2020 Romance Book Releases To Read ASAP

Book covers for The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren, Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker, and The Kissing Game by Marie Harte

Here are some romance books that are being published in 2020 and that you should probably consider pre-ordering.

February 18, 2020
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2020 YA Book Releases To Read ASAP

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Here are some romance books that are being published in 2020 and that you should probably consider pre-ordering.

February 6, 2020
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20 Books from my Shelf to Read in 2020

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In 2020, I’m trying to read the books I already own. These books have been on my shelves for months, if not years.

January 21, 2020
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What I've Learned About Reading Goals

row f books, pages out and spines up.

Annual reading goals can inspire, but they can also cause stress. Here’s what I’ve learned over the last few years and how it has informed my goal-setting.

January 7, 2020
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Our family bookshelf wall is coming together! This part of our home office is the new favourite spot in the house.

- My books are finally in a living space instead of in the unfinished basement.

- My reading chair is with the books instead of tucked to the side of the tv in the living room.

- This room is now the coziest place in the house.

All that's left is a little more organization of the books and some decor items to fill in the shelves, add some of Evie's books to the lower shelves, and get a reading lamp.

Do you have a reading nook in your home?

#SundayShelfie #Bookshelf #Bookstagram #ReadingNook #Bookish #BookishHome #Reading
I'm having to consciously remind myself that my TBR is of my own making and that it has no strict schedule.

I have library holds coming in, books that I've purchased or been gifted, ARCs to read for review...and it's getting overwhelming.

As a reader and as someone who has blogged about books and participated in bookstagram, I often feel pressure to do so much: read so much, post so much, review so much, etc., etc., etc.

It's so easy to see what others are doing on social media and compare.

But that's not why I'm here. I'm on Instagram because I enjoy sharing snippets of what I'm reading, writing, editing, and living. I enjoy sharing about my life and seeing snippets of others. This page may be a blend of my life and my business but it's not something I do to get tons of followers or to make money. It's something I do for fun. And if that means my reviews and my posts are sporadic, then that's okay.

Thanks for joining me for today's pep talk.

#Bookstagram #RealTalk #Bookish #Reader #Reading #SelfTalk #TBR
Look what I found while thrifting yesterday? This hardcover is in nearly perfect condition.

The lovely Brenna of @bookmarteneditorial
told me about this book (and series). I had never heard of it but it's her favourite and even inspired her tattoo and her business name.

When a friend loves a book that much you have to read it, right?

So, dear Brenna, I picked this up and intend to read it and then can we have tea so we can talk all about it?

#Bookish #Book #Bookstagram #TBR #ReaderGoals #BookishFriends #UsedBook #ThriftedBooks #Inkheart
Weekend book haul.

#BookHaul #Bookish #UsedBooks #NewBooks #RomanceReads #Reading #ToRead #Books #Bookstagram #Romance #ReadersOfInstagram
Mother's Day 2022 is the first mother's day in many years in which grief isn't overwhelming any joy for me.

I spent the day with my little family. And now, as my daughter sleeps I'm looking at these photos from when she was 11 days old and marvelling.

How fast these last 7 months have gone. How joyful and challenging and wonderful they have been.

The joy of this girl and the fact that I get to be her mama does not erase the journey it took to get us here. It does not erase the memory of her brother Hudson and all the wonderings of who he might have been had he gotten to live earthside.

Mother's Day will always be like that for me. It will always be a day of joy and grief. Joy and gratefulness for my mother, my mother-in-law, my grandmothers and my daughter. Grief for the three babies that I didn't get raise.

I'm embracing the "and" today as I do everyday. 

Whatever today is for you, I hope that "and" is helpful.

A special thank you to @ashley_daphne for capturing these photos and being so happy to include our Hudson bear in them.

#MothersDay #RainbowBaby #RainbowMama #ParentingAfterLoss #StillbirthMama #MiscarriageMama #GratefulMama #NewbornPhotos
Almost all of my reading lately has been on my Kobo or on my phone. Sadly, neither of these make for great book photos.

I miss posting regularly here. I hope to post more bookish stuff again soon. To do that, I need to plan more and and make taking book photos more of a priority. By that, I mean use the time when Evie naps to take book photos instead of do dishes 😆

I have a bunch of Netgalley approvals so look for book reviews of those books soon. (Here and hopefully on my website again one day).

Mini Book Review: I just finished LIFE'S TOO SHORT by Abby Jimenez and really enjoyed it. I read it partially on my eReader and partially on audio thanks to my library. This book is the third in her "The Friend Zone" series. I read the first two books recently but have to be honest, I don't remember a lot. This book is still fresh in my mind though. I loved the friendship dynamic between the lead characters and the passion for fundraising for ALS research and the development and healing of the family relationships. It's a bit of a slow burn with a lot of questions about if things will turn out okay—but don't you worry, Abby understands the romance genre and the HEA is lovely!

#BookReview #LibraryReads #Ereader #Bookish #Kobo #Reader #Bookstagram
Happy #WorldBookDay friends!

I celebrated by buying myself a birthday month book haul of new books by some of my favourite authors.

I'm stoked to read this stack.

Have you read any of these?

#Bookish #BookStack #ReadRomance #RomanceReads #RomComs #ReadCanadian #BookishCanadian #BookHaul
Remember when I had a book blog? When I was writing my own romance novel? When I was editing other writers' work and training to be a book coach?

I plan to get back to all of that sooner rather than later. I really do.

But right now, I'm focusing on this wee one. I waited a long time for her and battled hard to get to be a mom to a living baby. So I'm taking my time and soaking her in each day. And then, I'm allowing myself to rest and read or binge tv or scroll social media in the evenings. (Because parenting is exhausting, y'all)

Life is a series of phases. Each phase has its own, often unpredictable, length. Sometimes phases overlap with each other and sometimes one or two go on hold for a bit while others take precedence.

Writing and blogging and my editing/coaching business will all be there when this little lady needs a little less of my time and energy. And that's okay.

#Reader #Writer #Editor #MotherDaughter #PregnancyAfterLoss #ParentingAfterLoss #ParentingAftetInfertility #Freelancer #Life #DayByDay
I fell in love with @taliahibbert's writing when I read her Brown Sisters trilogy, so now I'm slowly making my way through her backlist.

I love how her characters are so layered, have rich emotional lives, and are diverse in more ways than just skin colour or sexual orientation (which often seems to be the only kind of diversity people think of). In this book, the heroine is autistic and oh gosh, I love her. She's smart and funny and has such a great voice, both internally in her thoughts and externally in her dialogue.

Do you have any authors that have a backlist calling to you?

#CurrentlyReading #AmReadingRomance #Backlist #Reading #Reader #Kobo #EReader #Bookstagram #BookishMama
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