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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #Caturday from this goofy floof!

A white fluffy cat with brown patches on head, paws and tail, laying on her back with her floofy tummy exposed and her paws all stretched in different directions.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · 1d

So happy for the change in weather and a good murder mystery in hand! #Booksky #AutumnVibes

Autumn Vibes
Stack of books to read
Soft blanket ti snuggle up
Crisp chill lingering in the air
Mug of something warm to sip
And a few more books
@BecauseAllTheBooks

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely LOVING #TLOAS! ✨️🧡🩵✨️
My favorites are The Fate of Ophelia, Opalite, Wi$h Li$t, and The Life of a Showgirl.
#TaylorSwift you killed it yet again!

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Sep 2

August Reading Wrap-Up! 📚
#Booksky #Storygraph #ReadingWrapUp #August #ReadingIsMagic #RomanceReader

August 2025 Wrap-Up
14 Books, 4,841 Pages, 15.22 Hours, 4.43 Av. Rating.
Highest rated reads: The Testaments - Margaret Atwood, 5.0 stars; Sounds Like Love - Ashley Poston, 5.0 stars; Only and Forever- Chloe Liese, 4.5 stars.
Average book length: 373 pages
Average time to finish: 3 days
Book type: 100% fiction
Top book genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sports, LGBTQIA+, Literary
Book Format: print 57%; digital 36%; audio 7%

August 2025 Reads
Once Smitten, Twice Shy - Chloe Liese; Sounds Like Love - Ashley Poston; The Testaments - Margaret Atwood; The Highland Fling - Meghan Quinn; Only When It's Us - Chloe Liese; Always Only You - Chloe Liese; Ever After Always - Chloe Liese; The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren; With you Forever - Chloe Liese; The Other Me - Sarah Zachrich Jeng; Everything For You - Chloe Liese; If Only You - Chloe Liese; Only and Forever - Chloe Liese; A Not So Meet Cute - Meghan Quinn

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 28

Found a baked potato keeping warm!
#CatsOfBluesky

A calico tabby cat laying in a patch of sunshine on a wooden staircase.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 23

Completely unintentional, but both of the books I'm currently reading are fake marriage tropes... now I just need to make sure I dont mix up the stories!
#Booksky #FakeMarriage #RomanceReader

a man in a bishop 's hat is saying mawwiage in a church .

Alt: a man in a bishop's hat is saying "mawwiage" in a church. Scene from The Princess Bride.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 23

Happy Caturday! 💖 Piper and Chloe are enjoying a lazy morning in the sunshine ☀️

#CatsOfBluesky #Caturday

Two cats sitting on the back of a couch in front of a sunny window.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 16

I just can't with this cat sometimes 🤣
Happy Caturday!

#catsofbluesky #caturday

A sleepy white fluffy cat with her head thrown back into the sunlight.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 2

Enjoy the little things 🌱💧

#ColorADay #GreenSat #Photography #ArtChallenge #Nature #Green #Grow #WaterDroplets #Macro

A curled green leaf with a water droplet hanging from the bottom.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 1

In full bloom 🌼

#ColorADay #BWFri #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #BloomScrolling #Photography #ArtChallenge #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono

A macro shot of a white daisy flower, shot in black and white.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 1

Library haul from today. I was super excited to find Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston on my library's lucky day shelf! I've had it on hold for over a month and still about 9th in line... Now I'm set with some good reads for this next week on vacation!

#Booksky #SupportYourLibraries

Library books in a pile. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn, Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston, and Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 1

Oof.. your post just made me realize it was the last day of the month... dang that snuck up quick!

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Aug 1

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 31

Where yellow blooms, happiness follows 💛

#ColorADay #YellowThu #Photography #ArtChallenge #Macro #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Yellow #Nature

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 30

Vibrant red ♥️

#ColorADay #RedWed #Photography #ArtChallenge #Nature #Red #Macro

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 30

They are purple delight succulents. And they looked more blue due to the way the light was filtered in through my window from my curtains.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 29

Be a succulent in a world full of delicate flowers.

#ColorADay #BlueTue #Photography #ArtChallenge #Macro #BloomScrolling #Succulent

Close up view of small succulents in a pot, with a blue tint from the light.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 29

Cotton candy skies 🌅

#ColorADay #PinkMon #Sunset #Photography #ArtChallenge #Sky #BlueSkyMonday #Clouds #NorthernNevada

A view of a cloud filled sky, tinted pink, purple and blue from the setting sun.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 27

Finally getting around to reading this one! I know I'm late to the game...
#Booksky

Book cover for The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 26

A nice and relaxing afternoon on this gloomy, thunderstormy day. Kiddo wanted to watch a movie and picked out Fantasia 2000. So I'm enjoying the music while I read my book and get some kitty snuggles.
#booksky #rainyday #catsofbluesky

Sitting on the couch with a white fluffy cat at my feet and my library book "Donut Fall in Love" by Jackie Lau on my lap. In the background my son is curled up on a cushion to watch a movie.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 23

Love my goofy floof!
#catsofbluesky

A white fluffy cat with brown patches on her head and tail, laying upside down on the bed with her feet in the air.

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Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 12

This little chunk made herself comfy on my pillow this morning. Clearly, she rules here. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

A chunky tabby calico cat loafing on a pillow on the bed.

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 10

Finally got this one in on my holds list and OMG it's good. I started this morning and for sure will be finishing it tonight! #Booksky #SupportYourLibraries #ReadingIsMagic

Holding book Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 1

Sending you hugs and positive thoughts, Disco! 💖

Courtney Leigh ♡ @courtneyleigh27.bsky.social · Jul 1

Definitely my smallest book count for a month this year, but we had lots of stuff happening with birthdays, family visiting, and vacation. I also have about 4 books I started and then paused as I just wasn't in the right mood to read them yet.

#Booksky #Storygraph #ReadingWrapUp

Storygraph wrap up for June 2025.
Books: 9; Pages: 3,251; Hours: 8.28; Av. Rating: 4.42
Highest Rated Reads: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston, 5.0 stars; Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, 5.0 stars; Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, 4.5 stars.
Average book length: 357 pages
Average time to finish: 5 days
100% Fiction
Top Book Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism
Book format: 67% print, 33% digital

Books read in June 2025, Storygraph cover collage.
Red Lily by Nora Roberts; Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins; The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston; Vision in White by Nora Roberts; My Vampire Plus-One and My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine; Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka; Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts; Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez