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No. 97 xo Alicia

source Books Cover Reveal: Legacy of Lies by Whitney G. Exclusive Excerpt: Attracting Aubrey by Avery Flynn Review: The Virtuoso by Grace Burrowes Exclusive Excerpt: Beefcakes byKatana Collins Review: Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie NBJ Weekly Recap: Mar. 24, 2020 Exclusive Excerpt: Sexy Love by Carly Phillips Review: Wrong Side of Forty by Jana Deleon Exclusive Excerpt: The Infinite Onion by Alice Archer Art Daily Demo with Dina: Tab Book with Gloss Spray Georgia O'Keeffe Inspiration Finished Tar Paper Faces Daily Demo with Dina: Easy Acrylic Techniques Art Journal Every Day: The Two Week Art Journal Daily Demo with Dina: The Play Process in Art Gelli Arts: Easy Portraits Daily Demo with Dina: The Critique Process and Using Stamped Images Luggage Tags with Gelli Arts and Spellbinders Daily Demo with Dina: Scribble Sticks Techniques Misc. In Due Time Zine April Photo A Day 2020| A Month of Gratitude Lovely Things: Zines Interview: Artist Tif

source The Highland Rogue by Amy Jarecki My rating: 5 of 5 stars After his ship is attacked, Sir Kennan Cameron washes onto the shores of a deserted island, delirious and nearly dead. When he comes to he finds that he is not alone, Divana Campbell has been on the island alone after she was abandoned by her family. She nurses him back to health and he makes a plan to get them off the island. Together they set off for his father's home. And it's just the beginning of all their adventures. This is the last book in the Lords of the Highlands series but it can be read as a stand-alone. This is an action-packed romance from beginning to end. I hated having to put it down. I loved that Divana was so strong and self-sufficient. She didn't need Kennan but she wanted him. Kennan is a classic Highlander who falls for the girl when he least expects it. Loved every second of it! ARC provided by Forever and NetGalley View all my reviews

Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sweet, emotional read! Here's the blurb: Lauren Taylor isn't thinking about love, especially not with the impossibly attractive man she accidentally spilled coffee all over. He's out of her league and she's focused on finishing her oncology pharmacy residency. She's sworn off men who are too handsome for their own good, anyway. Andrew Bishop can't stop thinking about the gorgeous redhead who crashed into him and then disappeared, even though he should have way more on his mind - like dealing with his Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis and finishing out his last year in law school. When Andrew and Lauren run into each other at the cancer center where she's working and he's being treated, they try to keep it professional. They can be friends, and nothing more. But sometimes life has other plans… This book was a sweet slow-burn. They spend most of the book getting to know each other and slowly falli

my screenshot Fury Unleashed by N.J. Walters My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was so good! Maybe I biased cause I love angels, fallen one too sometimes. But it's much more than that. Here's the professional blurb: Maccus Fury, a fallen angel, is trying hard to keep his sanity. Seems being an assassin might be catching up with him. Now, Heaven, or Hell, has sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. Lovely. She’s pretending to seduce him, and he’s okay with that. She’s smart and snarky––but she has no idea what she’s walked into. And he’s more than peeved that they only sent one person. They’re going to need an army if they want him dead. Morrigan Quill is one of Hell’s bounty hunters. She sold her soul to keep her sister safe, and now she’s working off her contract by catching bad guys and dragging them back to hell. Just a hundred years to go. When Hades makes her a new offer––that’s definitely too good to be true––she can’t say no. All she has to do is kill a powerf

No. 96 xo Alicia

source Books Exclusive Excerpt: Reborn Yesterday by Tessa Bailey Review: Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams Review: Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs Art Wild and Whimsical Ideas DIY Flowers Vase by Marivi Gonzalez Free Art Journaling/ Mixed Media Workshops About Tar Paper Uncharted Kindness 20 Art-Related Things To Do While Stuck at Home Georgia O'Keefe Inspiration Daily Demo With Dina: Tab Book with Gloss Spray Misc. Rainbow Printable + Wallpaper Downloads 5 Tips for Working From Home Magical Butterflies and Insects  Word Nerd Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

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screenshot The Duke's Wicked Wife by Elizabeth   Bright My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this slow-burn romance. 4.5 stars The blurb: Sebastian Sinclair, the Duke of Wessex, is not in love with Eliza Benton—nor anyone else, for that matter. But he must marry and produce an heir, and love is not required for either. His future duchess must be of high birth and good nature, a lady unlikely to snipe at him over breakfast. In short, the complete opposite of Eliza. So who better to help him find a bride? Eliza Benton is not in love with the Duke of Wessex. He’s infuriating, arrogant, and an ass of the first order. Not that she has any intention of marrying anyone now that her secret dream is on the cusp of becoming reality. A husband would ruin all her careful plans. But she’s all for finding her nemesis the perfect bride, anything to get him from underfoot so she can focus on her writing. Thank goodness Sebastian and Eliza aren’t in love. That would be disastrous. Elizab

No. 95 xo Alicia

source Books  Cover Reveal: Need for Speed by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine Exclusive Excerpt: The Rich Boy by Kylie Scott Book Review: Runaway Road by Devney Perry NBJ Weekly Recap Mar 9, 2020 Exclusive Excerpt: Tease Me by J. Kenner Review: A Murderous Relation by Deanna Rayburn Exclusive Excerpt: Lies We Tell by Jeana E. Mann Exclusive Excerpt: Reborn Yesterday by Tessa Bailey Art Homemade Journal with Gelli Arts A Year of Gratitude #showusyourmedia Challenge 7 Watch the Process Art Journal Page- Nature on Time How to Mix Color on the Gelli Plate Frida Collage Art Journal Page February Art Journal Pop Art Prints with Gelli Arts Art Journaling Collage Revisiting a Ghost Misc. Rainbow Printable and Wallpaper Download Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

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source Worth the Wait by Traci Douglass My rating: 4 of 5 stars Mandy Reynolds finds herself in a place she never thought she'd see again. She's returned to her home town, having inherited half a house. She has plans to sell the house and use the money to take her career to the next level in Los Angeles. She just has to convince her ex-stepbrother Alex. Alex wants to keep the house. He sees it as a fresh start for him. Now they must live in the house together while they fix it up. A temptation neither of them wants I liked this book. A solid romance. Mandy and Alex having history made it easy for them to comfortable around each other. And easy to root for them. ARC provided by EntangledPublishing via NetGalley View all my reviews

No. 94 Xo Alicia

source Books Exclusive Excerpt: The Hookup Equation by Roxie Noir Book Review: Everyday History by Alice Archer Cover Reveal:  The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane Exclusive Excerpt: The Two-Date Rule by Tawna Fenske Review: The Forgotten Child Home Review: From Alaska With Love NBJ Weekly Recap Mar. 3rd, 2020 Review: In Bed with the Earl by Christi Caldwell Review: Please See Us by Caitlin Mullen Art Watercolor Classes Review Art Journal Spreads from The Soul of Hope Art Journal Every Day: Another One Bites the Dust Palette Pages Scrap With Me #9 Painted Collage with Gelli Arts  Misc. Color Crush: Orange Dream Harry Potter Inspired Bedroom In The Mood For: Iris Apfel 5 Reasons You Need a Blog For Your Creative Business Word Nerd Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

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source Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was AMAZING. From beginning to end. It was hard to put down. It starts off with a bang and almost never slows down. The book is told in two parts that switch back and forth by chapter. The present-day is told from Morgan's POV, the past from Nicole's. Morgan is standing on the platform waiting for her train to arrive when a woman hands her baby and jumps in front of a train. Besides adding a baby this opening scene totally reminded me of the opening to Orphan Black and that description had me sold and did not disappoint. Nicole's chapters deal with finding out she's pregnant, a secret from her past and the worry it brings. I don't know what else to say without spoiling things. I felt anxious as Morgan's tries to figure out why Nicole handed her baby to her. I doubted and felt Nicole's paranoia at the same time. So GOOD Thanks to all who provided this ARC! # #WomanOnTheEdg

source The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham My rating: 5 of 5 stars I knew this book would deal with some heavy topics. I never expected it to leave me in tears. Once I finish a book I can usually dive right into the next without a problem. But this one haunted me. I knew it was fiction but knowing that these types of things happened in the past weighed on me as I read. Winny is ninety-seven years old, living with her granddaughter and great-grandson Jamie, the spitting image of her late husband. An old wooden trunk has them asking questions when it's contents tumble out. It's part of Winny's painful past she longed to forget. And when they ask her about the family tree she starts her story at what brought her to Canada. The book is told in parts each one starting in present day. Then the chapters move to the past told from Winny's point of view and switch back and forth to Jack's point of view. They are indentured servants who were told that they wer

No. 93 xo Alicia