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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How does Kobo Plus work for authors? Pageviews like the 'Zon or some other payment structure? Since I'm testing it out at the moment.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How does Kobo Plus work for authors? Pageviews like the 'Zon or some other payment structure? Since I'm testing it out at the moment.
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Finally started my holiday movie watching (late for me). 1st new one this year was Hallmark's Christmas Angel Match, which is a solid entry. A novel look at the Christmas angel plot where the main plot WAS the angels & not their earthly subject matters. Think I'll rate 'em this year: 3/5 🎄
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Finally started my holiday movie watching (late for me). 1st new one this year was Hallmark's Christmas Angel Match, which is a solid entry. A novel look at the Christmas angel plot where the main plot WAS the angels & not their earthly subject matters. Think I'll rate 'em this year: 3/5 🎄
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Books I (not so) recently added to my TBR list: 1. Well Suited by Staci Hart: Contemporary romance - unexpected pregnancy: A science-minded MC who doesn't believe in love finds herself expecting after a BC failure. But the soon-to-be daddy thinks they could be something more & she's skeptical
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Books I (not so) recently added to my TBR list: 1. Well Suited by Staci Hart: Contemporary romance - unexpected pregnancy: A science-minded MC who doesn't believe in love finds herself expecting after a BC failure. But the soon-to-be daddy thinks they could be something more & she's skeptical
Look, I too thought turkey was 'meh' other than the crispy skin, but then I made my own the way I'd want it and discovered it can be fantastic in the right hands (apparently, my own).
Dry brine. Compound flavored butter under the skin, aromatics in the cavity. *chefs kiss*
Dry brine. Compound flavored butter under the skin, aromatics in the cavity. *chefs kiss*
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Look, I too thought turkey was 'meh' other than the crispy skin, but then I made my own the way I'd want it and discovered it can be fantastic in the right hands (apparently, my own).
Dry brine. Compound flavored butter under the skin, aromatics in the cavity. *chefs kiss*
Dry brine. Compound flavored butter under the skin, aromatics in the cavity. *chefs kiss*
Heck I'll eliminate 3 - ham, stuffing, and green bean casserole - goodbye!
(I love ham, it just has no place at my thanksgiving table - that's an easter option)
(I love ham, it just has no place at my thanksgiving table - that's an easter option)
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Heck I'll eliminate 3 - ham, stuffing, and green bean casserole - goodbye!
(I love ham, it just has no place at my thanksgiving table - that's an easter option)
(I love ham, it just has no place at my thanksgiving table - that's an easter option)
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HBO Max's Black Friday deal is a full year of their basic plan (a.k.a. the one with ads) for $2.99/month, a significant savings off the $10.99/month standard price. It's available to new and returning subscribers.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
HBO Max Black Friday Deal: 73% Off Basic Plan With Ads for One Year
Eligible HBO Max subscribers can sign up for the Basic with Ads plan with a special Black Friday offer of $2.99 per month for the first 12 months, which is a discount of 73% off from the regular price...
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
HBO Max's Black Friday deal is a full year of their basic plan (a.k.a. the one with ads) for $2.99/month, a significant savings off the $10.99/month standard price. It's available to new and returning subscribers.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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Monday Romance Deals (11/24): Friends gets snowed in together, a dragon shifter must find his mate ASAP, falling in love during a D&D campaign & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/mond...
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Monday Romance Deals (11/24): Friends gets snowed in together, a dragon shifter must find his mate ASAP, falling in love during a D&D campaign & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/mond...
Finally started my holiday movie watching (late for me). 1st new one this year was Hallmark's Christmas Angel Match, which is a solid entry. A novel look at the Christmas angel plot where the main plot WAS the angels & not their earthly subject matters. Think I'll rate 'em this year: 3/5 🎄
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Finally started my holiday movie watching (late for me). 1st new one this year was Hallmark's Christmas Angel Match, which is a solid entry. A novel look at the Christmas angel plot where the main plot WAS the angels & not their earthly subject matters. Think I'll rate 'em this year: 3/5 🎄
Books I (not so) recently added to my TBR list: 1. Well Suited by Staci Hart: Contemporary romance - unexpected pregnancy: A science-minded MC who doesn't believe in love finds herself expecting after a BC failure. But the soon-to-be daddy thinks they could be something more & she's skeptical
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Books I (not so) recently added to my TBR list: 1. Well Suited by Staci Hart: Contemporary romance - unexpected pregnancy: A science-minded MC who doesn't believe in love finds herself expecting after a BC failure. But the soon-to-be daddy thinks they could be something more & she's skeptical
I think this is an interesting theory that I had never previously considered but its a reasonable possibility.
Shorter version: people are using cancer in romance backstories because it’s less fraught than using covid: discuss
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I think this is an interesting theory that I had never previously considered but its a reasonable possibility.
A movie that takes place where you are from:
very different ends of the cinematic spectrum but they are as close as I could get
very different ends of the cinematic spectrum but they are as close as I could get
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A movie that takes place where you are from:
very different ends of the cinematic spectrum but they are as close as I could get
very different ends of the cinematic spectrum but they are as close as I could get
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I rarely saw straight-up cranberry pies so I made my own. I found that the secret to a great one was an even better contrast. This is topped with a thick crumble of oats, toasted pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter and it's heavenly against the tart berries.
smittenkitchen.com/2014/11/cran...
smittenkitchen.com/2014/11/cran...
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I rarely saw straight-up cranberry pies so I made my own. I found that the secret to a great one was an even better contrast. This is topped with a thick crumble of oats, toasted pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter and it's heavenly against the tart berries.
smittenkitchen.com/2014/11/cran...
smittenkitchen.com/2014/11/cran...
This screams: what to wear to a cocktail party to drop hints to your wealthy boyfriend on what sparkly gift you want for Christmas
Sparkling like a festive bauble, Victor Stiebel’s early #1960s cocktail dress deploys a heap of embellishment not just in the form of beadwork at the bodice but a textured cloqué fabric as well. Sold via #AugustaAuction #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This screams: what to wear to a cocktail party to drop hints to your wealthy boyfriend on what sparkly gift you want for Christmas
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This #1890s tea gown comes with options. Worn loose it has the relaxed fit often a part of the ‘at home’ gown it was designed to be but there is also a more fitted choice, fastening the open robe at the waist. I’ll go for the looser version thanks @jbrightcollection.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This #1890s tea gown comes with options. Worn loose it has the relaxed fit often a part of the ‘at home’ gown it was designed to be but there is also a more fitted choice, fastening the open robe at the waist. I’ll go for the looser version thanks @jbrightcollection.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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If you're looking for a fun bookish advent calendar--or a romance that you read a chapter a day of in the lead-up to Christmas!--come on by in the next week. We've got PLENTY of the Bibliophile Advent Calendars that were so popular last year!
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you're looking for a fun bookish advent calendar--or a romance that you read a chapter a day of in the lead-up to Christmas!--come on by in the next week. We've got PLENTY of the Bibliophile Advent Calendars that were so popular last year!
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
#winstedct #shoplocal #winstedhasit
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Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals
Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals
Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
When the senior lady manning the small town hotel check in desk in the Hallmark Christmas movie is wearing the same Talbots sweater you own, you may be getting old 🤦♀️😆❄️
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
When the senior lady manning the small town hotel check in desk in the Hallmark Christmas movie is wearing the same Talbots sweater you own, you may be getting old 🤦♀️😆❄️
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Britt Robertson is back on the Christmas beat and set to star in, as well as produce, CHRISTMAS IN BLUE MOON BAY, based on the book A LOT LIKE LOVE by Jennifer Snow about a woman who returns to her hometown for the holidays when she inherits a B&B.
Filming set to take place next spring in Kentucky.
Filming set to take place next spring in Kentucky.
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Britt Robertson is back on the Christmas beat and set to star in, as well as produce, CHRISTMAS IN BLUE MOON BAY, based on the book A LOT LIKE LOVE by Jennifer Snow about a woman who returns to her hometown for the holidays when she inherits a B&B.
Filming set to take place next spring in Kentucky.
Filming set to take place next spring in Kentucky.
Lori and I are about to have words (via email…I may even be annoyed enough to call her) @trahan.house.gov
Not two weeks after a democratic socialist is elected mayor of New York City, 86 Democratic House members vote to 'condemn socialism.'
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Lori and I are about to have words (via email…I may even be annoyed enough to call her) @trahan.house.gov
They made an ornament out of them!!!
(Of course I bought it. If only it was the red)
(Of course I bought it. If only it was the red)
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
They made an ornament out of them!!!
(Of course I bought it. If only it was the red)
(Of course I bought it. If only it was the red)
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For authors who don’t know this book club is a fake - it’s a FAKE! An AI fake.
There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
For authors who don’t know this book club is a fake - it’s a FAKE! An AI fake.
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Today's romance deals are up, treat yourself to one of these lovely reads!
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Friday Romance Deals (11/21): A creator of haunted houses, rival writers invited to a house party, a by-the-rules Marquess & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/frid...
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Friday Romance Deals (11/21): A creator of haunted houses, rival writers invited to a house party, a by-the-rules Marquess & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/frid...
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Today's romance deals are up, treat yourself to one of these lovely reads!
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Friday Romance Deals (11/21): A creator of haunted houses, rival writers invited to a house party, a by-the-rules Marquess & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/frid...
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Friday Romance Deals (11/21): A creator of haunted houses, rival writers invited to a house party, a by-the-rules Marquess & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/frid...
It’s the return of the Market Basket Yip Yip Trees! (You know you are from a certain region of New England when…)
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It’s the return of the Market Basket Yip Yip Trees! (You know you are from a certain region of New England when…)
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As some say, pink goes good with green.
Photo: Autumn cyclamen by Chris Davies
Photo: Autumn cyclamen by Chris Davies
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
As some say, pink goes good with green.
Photo: Autumn cyclamen by Chris Davies
Photo: Autumn cyclamen by Chris Davies