Marie
@legallyhea.bsky.social
Always reading from the backlists [mostly romance/history/mystery]; Perpetually procrastinating & a bit scattered; Legal stuff in the not-free-time; Proud NE'er but I prefer the fake maple syrup; She/her
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Last year I planned a Christmas market girls trip for friends & I. I’m missing those vibes this year (& traveling in general due to buying a house) I hope you all don’t mind a trip down memory lane this month bc I took SO many pics. Everything was ridiculously charming. We stayed in Colmar FR 🎄
The prettiest tree in Riquewihr
(France, 2024)
(France, 2024)
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The prettiest tree in Riquewihr
(France, 2024)
(France, 2024)
The fountain in the town that may or may not have been the inspo for Beauty and the Beast (like every small town in Alsace seems to have this claim to fame)
Riquewihr, FR - 2024
Riquewihr, FR - 2024
December 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The fountain in the town that may or may not have been the inspo for Beauty and the Beast (like every small town in Alsace seems to have this claim to fame)
Riquewihr, FR - 2024
Riquewihr, FR - 2024
I asked for this in the spring and my doctor basically said it wasn’t necessary - so fingers crossed she’s right…? 😬
Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.
The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
December 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I asked for this in the spring and my doctor basically said it wasn’t necessary - so fingers crossed she’s right…? 😬
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December 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Want to grab today's deals from Kobo or Bookshop instead*? Affiliate links below! 😊
Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $2.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
*if available
Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $2.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
*if available
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We're at it for the next few hours. Last minute gifts, handmade, by angry queers. Many around $20, free US shipping over $25.
www.peculiarityshop.com
www.peculiarityshop.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We're at it for the next few hours. Last minute gifts, handmade, by angry queers. Many around $20, free US shipping over $25.
www.peculiarityshop.com
www.peculiarityshop.com
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you want to talk about yearning? i want you to read missing christmas by kate clayborn because you'll be ready for a five paragraph essay on how it delivers a perfectly pining-scented holiday romance in 77 tight pages
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
December 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
you want to talk about yearning? i want you to read missing christmas by kate clayborn because you'll be ready for a five paragraph essay on how it delivers a perfectly pining-scented holiday romance in 77 tight pages
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
A Merry Little Ex-Mas (my bad) I had the highest expectations for this one and it fell short. I think the whining Alicia’s character was doing was meant to be funny and not annoying but it didn’t work and her suddenly dragging Chet around felt awkward. The ending also frustrated me. On the plus side
December 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A Merry Little Ex-Mas (my bad) I had the highest expectations for this one and it fell short. I think the whining Alicia’s character was doing was meant to be funny and not annoying but it didn’t work and her suddenly dragging Chet around felt awkward. The ending also frustrated me. On the plus side
Starting Merry Ex-MAs and I’m already annoyed by the Harry Potter boyfriend. Read the room, folks.
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Starting Merry Ex-MAs and I’m already annoyed by the Harry Potter boyfriend. Read the room, folks.
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Breaking news from our "Oh, I Just Noticed We Got Some Copies of This" Department...Oh, I just noticed we got some copies of Heated Rivalry! (I mean, the 2nd in the series, but I'm a little surprised we got ANY of them.)
Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2)
Based on Rachel Reid's bestselling Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry is now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. Discover all 6 books in the series The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander's game.Now that he's captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won't let anything jeopardize that--definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane's not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he's as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him--except Shane. Publicly, they're enemies. Privately, they can't stop touching each other. The smart thing to do? Walk away, once a few secret hookups turn into a struggle to keep their relationship out of the press. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option...Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game Need more Reid? Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer: Time to Shine The Shots You Take
portersquarebooks.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Breaking news from our "Oh, I Just Noticed We Got Some Copies of This" Department...Oh, I just noticed we got some copies of Heated Rivalry! (I mean, the 2nd in the series, but I'm a little surprised we got ANY of them.)
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My indie books are in the Smashwords sale! Have a Kindle? No problem:
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The Smashwords holiday sale is going on right now, and I see a lot of my indie author friends have some awesome discounts 👀 I wrote this guide to putting non-Amazon ebooks onto your Kindle ereader back when itchio was the hot new thing, but it should apply to Smashwords ePub files too!
The easiest way to transfer non-Amazon ebooks to your Kindle - Alex Pendragon
Just because you read on a Kindle, doesn't mean you have to buy Amazon ebooks. Transferring itch.io purchases is surprisingly easy.
alexpendragon.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My indie books are in the Smashwords sale! Have a Kindle? No problem:
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
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🎄Looking for Christmas novellas to make your weekend reading a little more fun and festive? Try the HOLIDAY HEA series. Love, laughter, and holiday shenanigans in a small town!
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geni.us/holidayhea2
geni.us/holidayhea1
geni.us/holidayhea2
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🎄Looking for Christmas novellas to make your weekend reading a little more fun and festive? Try the HOLIDAY HEA series. Love, laughter, and holiday shenanigans in a small town!
geni.us/holidayhea1
geni.us/holidayhea2
geni.us/holidayhea1
geni.us/holidayhea2
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Consider your weekend booked ✅ 📚 #Bookish #Booksky #LibraryLove #LibraryLife #CheckOutYourLibrary #LibbyApp #RomanceReads #RomanceMovies https://bit.ly/48M88MR
7 holiday romance book + movie pairings to enjoy under the mistletoe | Libby Life: Blog, Podcast, Book Clubs & More.
Looking for festive romance? Discover 7 perfect holiday book and movie pairings to cozy up with this season on Libby and Kanopy.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Consider your weekend booked ✅ 📚 #Bookish #Booksky #LibraryLove #LibraryLife #CheckOutYourLibrary #LibbyApp #RomanceReads #RomanceMovies https://bit.ly/48M88MR
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Here at Harvard Book Store it is officially big boy season 🐉 If you wanna take home this big guy inquire in store or call us at (617) 661-1515.
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here at Harvard Book Store it is officially big boy season 🐉 If you wanna take home this big guy inquire in store or call us at (617) 661-1515.
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This anthology is on sale for $1.99 at your favorite digital vendor!
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This anthology is on sale for $1.99 at your favorite digital vendor!
I know I watch too many holiday movies but I didn't expect going from older Hallmark movie to older Lifetime movie & getting the same FMC dad in both. I've watched both plenty of times but my grasp on secondary characters isn't that strong I guess. (Holiday Date - H, The Christmas Contract - L)
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I know I watch too many holiday movies but I didn't expect going from older Hallmark movie to older Lifetime movie & getting the same FMC dad in both. I've watched both plenty of times but my grasp on secondary characters isn't that strong I guess. (Holiday Date - H, The Christmas Contract - L)
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Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals
Your Friday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
Your Friday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals
Your Friday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
Your Friday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
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New update: I'd strongly rec 1-4; recommend 5-7; 8&9 are fine, don't rec #10 which was low budget & the acting pretty weak except for Vivica & Jackee who are always a good time - 6 is Hulu, 9 & 10 Lifetime, & the rest Hallmark. Also - Brandy & her 'mom' were the best part of Christmas Everyday.
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
New update: I'd strongly rec 1-4; recommend 5-7; 8&9 are fine, don't rec #10 which was low budget & the acting pretty weak except for Vivica & Jackee who are always a good time - 6 is Hulu, 9 & 10 Lifetime, & the rest Hallmark. Also - Brandy & her 'mom' were the best part of Christmas Everyday.
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Library folks! Starting today (12/8) count down your 10 favorite books published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25! I’ll be the tally taker today and I’ve got an awesome crew to help me out the other days. At the end, we’ll share the top titles and full list. 📚🩷
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Library folks! Starting today (12/8) count down your 10 favorite books published in 2025, 1 per day, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25! I’ll be the tally taker today and I’ve got an awesome crew to help me out the other days. At the end, we’ll share the top titles and full list. 📚🩷
Night lights from Colmar
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Night lights from Colmar
Morning coffee with a splash of something stronger - Colmar Fr, 2024
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Morning coffee with a splash of something stronger - Colmar Fr, 2024
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The past couple weeks as a professional romance critic begging someone to let me, a professional romance critic who wrote the sports romance list for the NYT and a Letterkenny fan for years, write about the gay hockey romance adaptation.
Put me in, coach, I’ve trained my whole life for this!
Put me in, coach, I’ve trained my whole life for this!
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The past couple weeks as a professional romance critic begging someone to let me, a professional romance critic who wrote the sports romance list for the NYT and a Letterkenny fan for years, write about the gay hockey romance adaptation.
Put me in, coach, I’ve trained my whole life for this!
Put me in, coach, I’ve trained my whole life for this!
Starting to contemplate daily emails to those 7? 8? Dems/independents that threw the whole plan under the bus with their capitulation.
House GOP leaders in a private meeting presented no firm plan for advancing health care legislation. Vulnerable members warned of political fallout.
House GOP erupts over health care as leaders hunt for a plan
Speaker Mike Johnson presented a list of concepts that did not include extending expiring Obamacare subsidies.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Starting to contemplate daily emails to those 7? 8? Dems/independents that threw the whole plan under the bus with their capitulation.
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🎁 I wrote a free holiday romance for my newsletter subscribers! AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS KISS is a sweet standalone romance (yes, with an HEA!) and at 30-35 pages, is perfect for this busy season.
You can get your copy here: bookhip.com/JPHWCTF
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎁 I wrote a free holiday romance for my newsletter subscribers! AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS KISS is a sweet standalone romance (yes, with an HEA!) and at 30-35 pages, is perfect for this busy season.
You can get your copy here: bookhip.com/JPHWCTF
I remember when she was diagnosed and posted on Twitter I think… and I had hoped the silence during this time meant she was just wholly focused on beating this and healing so I’m terribly sad that we’ve lost her. I loved the Shopaholic books and some others like Undomestic Goddess.
Sophie Kinsella has passed away at 55.
Her Shopaholic books were among the most prominent of what was called "chick lit."
Their popularity changed genre fiction.
How terribly, terribly sad.
Her Shopaholic books were among the most prominent of what was called "chick lit."
Their popularity changed genre fiction.
How terribly, terribly sad.
Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I remember when she was diagnosed and posted on Twitter I think… and I had hoped the silence during this time meant she was just wholly focused on beating this and healing so I’m terribly sad that we’ve lost her. I loved the Shopaholic books and some others like Undomestic Goddess.