Partners in Mischief & Redemption

Reading about bumpy, grumpy, dangerous, funny paths to love

[2 trade paperback books, from left to right: The Re-Do List with a German Shepherd sitting on a porch step above a woman and a man seated on the step below while in a kissing clinch; A Ghastly Catastrophe with the silhouette of a man and woman dancing]

The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

contemporary romance

Fundamental themes of Alice Walker's The Same River Twice rendered in poignant romance fiction

A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell #10) by Deanna Raybourn

historical mystery with romance

Tempting fate, betting against the odds, and a lovers' joyous romp (with a winky nod to this author's first beloved series?)

Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch

historical romance

beleaguered adults + incorrigible children = love that's worth the effort

[Better Than a Duke trade paperback with a man wearing 19th-century attire]

Continuing BAC Issues (Book Acquisition Compulsion)

Many thanks to my public library for saving me from bankruptcy!

[5 stacked books, from top to bottom: Happy Ending, Seven Points, Unbound, Dog Petson, Innocence Road; perched atop piano keys]

Stressed about attacks against democracy? Support your local library by attending its events and using its many resources! Verified facts, knowledge, and truth combined with ethics and compassion combat oppression and tyranny. That's why authoritarians and dictators work so hard to keep people stupid, ignorant, and uninformed.

Always wishing you good health, peace of mind, safety, joy & some pleasure every day

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