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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 14

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Man arrested for grand theft auto at Beverly Hills McLaren dealership - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

A 22-year-old man was arrested on March 2 for allegedly stealing a car from the McLaren dealership at...

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 14

I just read a story in my local paper about a car thief who used one McLaren to ram down the gate at the dealership before driving away in a different, undamaged McLaren. Has this happened in any movie or book you’ve read? Because it feels properly romance suspense-y heisty heisty.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 14

Right? And I have a lot of material to inspire me.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 11

Mr. H brings my dinner from the kitchen to the table.
Mr. H: Here you go.
Me: Thank you.
Cheeks: Dad is a gentleman.
Me: He is.
C: But…he is also a goofball. [to her dad] Hey! You are a Gentleman Goofball!

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 11

Treasure Planet is on our watch list!

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 8

Thank you! We did.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 7

Watching Disney’s Atlantis (2001) together. The villain does something extremely villainous, especially by today’s Disney standards.
C: Mama, is it okay to say hell?
Me: Sure.
C: WHAT THE HELL?!

Movie poster of Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, showing a stylized submarine, an underwater city and the main characters with the bespectacled nerdy hero Milo up front.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 7

Right? 🦋🦋🦋

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 7

I think I need to get them. They make me smile.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 7

I am trying to shop less, but will buying this help me shop less? 🧐 Water soluble transfers of moths for embroidering patches on holey sweaters. Bonus, I like that we can show off the wee perpetrators while fixing the damage they caused. Name and shame. www.etsy.com/listing/9242...

Screenshot of an Etsy listing for “Moth Mending Water Soluble Visible Mending Embroidery Transfers” for $12. The photo shows colorful embroidery of stylized moths, used as patches on white sweater material.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Mar 6

I have a terrible memory for movies so I can watch the same movie again and again, sitting there like, “Ooh, this is delightful!”

Movie poster for Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013. Shows the Enterprise starship on fire, plummeting toward a planet that appears to be earth.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 27

I can’t imagine how fun that must have been! Just hearing the songs takes me right back. 🎸✨

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 25

A Nelson song starts on the college radio station.
Me: NELSON!!!!
Cheeks: Who is Nelson?
Mr. H: A band your mama loved when she was 13.
Me: Do you want to see a photo? [pulls out phone]
Mr. H: That’s just two pictures of Darryl Hannah.
Me: [singing] “I’VE BEEN ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN…” 🎶✨🎸⚡️⛈️

A promotional photo of Gunnar and Matthew Nelson holding their guitars. They are wearing brightly colored blazers, flamboyant clothes and have dazzling long blond hair.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 21

Rabbits can’t fart? What happens? Do they blow up like a balloon? What a cruel universe.

Web search screenshot. The text says: “H&R
Home & Roost
https://homeandroost.co.uk
Can Rabbits Vomit? Your Essential Guide To Rabbit Digestion
No. Unlike most mammals, bunnies cannot vomit and are physically incapable of passing gas. For this reason, gas can be quite painful for your rabbit.
People also ask
Why do rabbits not vomit?
How to induce vomiting in a rabbit?”

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 17

Ahhhh! I can’t wait! ❤️ I’m so honored that you do this, Tamara. Thank you.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 14

Tamara’s work is amazing 🤩

Tamara Amsdt @tamaraamsdt.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thank you, that's such a nice compliment to hear!

I learned early on to never start off painting with the exact colour/shade. The best way l have found is to build up the colours gradually in layers until l reach the right shade (like in the picture below). The colours just build up nicer this way.

A collage of five images of a rock, showing the start to finish process of painting the romance cover Tanked by Mia Hopkins on it.

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Tamara Amsdt @tamaraamsdt.bsky.social · Feb 14

seems like a good time to share some new romance book art💕

🖌acrylic on wood

Four rectangle shaped wooden ornaments with romance book covers painted on each of them. The books are Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey, Jewel by Beverly Jenkins, Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins, and Holiday with the Wongs by Jackie Lau.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s Day from your local curmudgeon/hopeless romantic.

A chocolate donut and a paper coffee cup on a blue countertop. “Coffee makes life better” is printed on the paper sleeve on the cup.

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Mia Heintzelman @miaheintzelman.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy Pub Day to me and my pub-mates @richardwriteson.bsky.social and @synithiaw.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Treat yourself (shelf) today!!!

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy birth week to you 🎶

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Taj McCoy (she/her) @tajmccoy.bsky.social · Feb 10

Just 10 days until THROW AWAY THE KEY is out in the world! If you miss Zora and Granny Marion, you're sure to get your fix, but Emma is the highlight of this story. I thought I'd share a little taste of the tropey goodness from this sapphic romance. Preorder: https://buff.ly/3Eq2uVe

A promotional image for the book "Throw Away The Key" by Taj McCoy, set for release on February 20th. The book cover is centered on a background of cherry blossoms and the Washington Monument reflected in water. Around the cover are black arrows pointing to different elements, labeling various themes and tropes of the story: "Grumpy Sunshine," "Will They/Won't They," "Forced Proximity," "Fear of Commitment," "Landlady/Tenant," "Fur Baby," and "Bookstore Romance." The text "Out Feb 20!!" appears in pink at the top of the image.

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Cathy Yardley @cathyyardley.bsky.social · Feb 10

My novel ROLE PLAYING is on sale this week for $2.49 USD!

Meet my feral honey badget FMC Maggie, and the cinnamon roll MMC Aiden who loves her just the way she is. Gen X romance at its funnest.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFFM9BK5

Role Playing

Amazon.com: Role Playing eBook : Yardley, Cathy: Kindle Store

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 9

Candy browsing.
Mr. H: Do they have Abba Zabba?
Me: No, but they have Laffy Taffy.
Mr. H: Those are gross. They make me Barfy Barfy.

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Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social · Feb 7

Attention: blossoms are happening. Blossoming? Blooming? Trees doing their lovely tree thing.

Close up of pink flowers and buds on a plum tree. A pond in the background.

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Piper Huguley @piperhuguley.bsky.social · Feb 2

Unsure of what to read for Black History month? How about the story of resilient and amazing Black fashion designer Ann Lowe? It's on sale for less than 2 bucks for a limited time! Where ever books are sold!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/by-her-own...

By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register|eBook

The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dre...

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