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source Art Personalized Photo Printing With Gelli Arts Art Journal Every Day: April/May 2019 Daily Pages A Peek Inside My Art Journal by Alisa Burke FRIDAuary Creative Prompts Misc. Turn a Tech Organizer Into an Arts Supplies Travel Pouch Journal Prompts: 6 Powerful Questions That Will Change Your Life Forever February 2020 Photo A Day Challenge DIY Statement Bookmark Word Nerd Books Cover Reveal: Us After You by Claudia Burgoa Exclusive Excerpt: Rules of Engagements by J.T. Geissinger Exclusive Excerpt: Unexpectedly Yours by Rebecca Shea Review: Hunting For A Highlander by Lynsay Sands NBJ Weekly Recap Jan. 27th, 2020 Cover Reveal: Slow Dancing Review: Scot Under the Covers by Suzanne Enoch Wicked Cowboy Wolf by Kait Ballenger Exclusive Excerpt: The Wild One by Ruth Cardello Exclusive Excerpt: Than You Happened by K.Bromberg Cover Reveal: Arrogant Bastard by Jennifer Dawson Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

 Day 23: Secret  Day 24/25: Paper/Today Is...  Day 27: 2019 Taught Me... Year of Color 2019 I missed out on the last days of December because I got sick right before Christmas Eve and stayed sick through the New Year. It was not fun. xo Alicia

Today we are sharing the cover reveal for Arrogant Bastard by Jennifer Dawson. Arrogant Bastard is the second standalone novel in the Bastard series and will be available May 5, 2020. You won't want to miss the sizzling chemistry and banter between Cat and Caden. Check out the cover, excerpt and giveaway then pre-order your copy! Arrogant Bastard I’m Cat McKay, and I’m in desperate need of a man. My farm manager deserted me six weeks before our grand opening that will help put my family’s business on the map. Now I need to find a replacement because I’m not about to be the reason we fail. Unfortunately, Caden Landry— whose arrogance, evasions and good looks rub me the wrong way—is my only option on a list of zero candidates. So, as much as it pains me to admit it, I need him to step in and save the day. Yeah, I hate it too. I’m Caden Landry, and I have a self-destructive streak a mile wide. One thing is clear, I need to stay the hell away from my new boss, Cat McKay. Not an eas...

source When three young children show up on outlaw Tait Trinity's doorstep, he knows he can't help them—a wanted man has no business raising kids. And yet he can't bring himself to turn them away. At a loss, he sends for the mail-order bride he'd been writing to, hoping the demure dressmaker will be the answer to his prayers. Melanie Dunbar is nothing like the bride Tait was expecting. She's rough and tumble...and hiding an ulterior motive. Dangerous men have taken her sister hostage, and if Melanie wants to see her alive, she'll have to betray her new husband. There's only one problem—the more time she spends with Tait, the more she comes to care for him. Yet as the noose begins to tighten, Melanie will have to make a terrible choice: save her sister...or the man she loves. This book was action-packed. From the opening scene all the way till the very end. An outlaw and a mail-order bride made it hard to resist this book after reading the description....

No. 88 xo Alicia

source Books Exclusive Excerpt: Stone Hearts by Amber Kelly Cover Reveal: The Redemption by Nikki Sloane Review: The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot Exclusive Excerpt: Country Hearts by Cindi Madsen Exclusive Excerpt: Dream With Me by Kristen Proby Review & Excerpt: Riven Knight by Devney Perry Review: Almost Just Friends by Jill Shalvis  and Exclusive Excerpt Exclusive Excerpt: Heartland by Sarina Bowen Arts Star Stuff Journal Spreads Blackout Poetry Art Journal Every Day: Cut Pages Printed Paper Bags Painted Wooden Houses Misc. Simple Macrame Camera Strap Tutorial Mixed Media Journal Covers 22 Practices to Cultivate and Nurture 25 Soup and Salad Favorites Winter 2020 Balser Designs Stencils Word Nerd Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

source The Sinful Scot by Maddison Michaels My rating: 4 of 5 stars Such a twisty read! I knew deep down that there would be a HEA, but there were scenes that left me doubting that. Like after her first panic attack. I wondered if she could ever really let herself be close to anyone ever again. Another scene close to the end also has me close to tears. But they finally got their HEA! Constance Campbell, the Duchess of Kilmaine wakes up covered in the blood of her abusive dead husband. She's being framed for his murder and has to go n the run in order to clear her name. Dr. Alec McGuiness is reluctantly checking up on the only woman who ever got under his skin. When he hears about the Duke's murder he knows he must protect Connie at all costs. Now on the run, Connie finds herself unexpectedly attracted to the man who is keeping her safe. And Alec fighting his attraction every step of the way. View all my reviews

source About an Earl by Diana Lloyd My rating: 4 of 5 stars I could not put this down! I just needed to know what was gonna happen. Despite the ball going on around her, Jewel has set out to warn Lord Winchcombe about her cousin's marriage trap. When she first sees the handsome lord, her heart beat's faster. Oliver finds himself intrigued by Jewel and she sets his heart racing When they are caught kissing her uncle sends her away to Scotland. Oliver comes to her rescue and offers his hand in marriage. Of course, it's not so simple and straight forward. Jewel is hiding from her uncle. Oliver is being accused of mental illness. And they have to figure out who benefits from his ruin. These are two people who have been hurt in the past and must work to put their pasts behind them in order to move forward. This was my first read from this author and I really found myself enjoying it. I'm looking forward to whatever else this author puts out. This ARC provided by the p...

source Dangerous Desires by Dawn Altieri My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this novel by Dawn Altieri. It was a great mix of suspense and romance. The writing was great. Their chemistry was great and their banter fun. Emma Sloane lost her fiance three years in a hit and run accident. She' moving on with her life when she finds herself attacked in what she thinks is a random incident. Until other women who look just like her start turning up dead. Jake Quinn is haunted by the one case he couldn't solve. When he is assigned to a high profile murder case the last person he excepted to see was Emma, the former fiance of his unsolved case. They find themselves attracted to each other despite the circumstances that have brought them together. As the killer escalates his attacks Jake puts his job on the line as he does everything in his power to keep her close and safe. I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley. View all my reviews

No. 87 xo Alicia

source Art Tips for Mono Printing on Fabric Abstract Winged Creatures Gelli Arts and Liquitex Collaboration More Print Making Printing Mixed Media Postcards and Envelopes December Art Journal Books Exclusive Excerpt: Spark by Aleatha Romig NBJ Weekly Recap Jan. 14, 2020 Misc. 5 Questions to Jump Start a New Era Simple Macrame Camera Strap Word Nerd Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

 D17: I said Hello To...  D18: Favourite Photo of Me  D19: Cold  D21: I Said Goodbye To... D22: Solstice Light xo Alicia

source This gem is coming out next week on the 20th. The Best Man Problem by Mariah Ankenman My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Blurb: Lilly Walsh is used to keeping things buttoned-up and aboveboard. After all, the last time she hooked up with someone in a wedding party, it nearly cost her her wedding planning business. Thankfully, those rules don’t apply when she meets a handsome stranger in a hotel bar. One bad pirate joke leads to the best night of her life, but come morning, she’s got a wedding to plan. Lincoln Reid never imagined he’d see the woman who rocked his world last night and then ran out on him ever again. But there she is, planning his best friend’s wedding with the same passion and drive that brought him to his knees. She’s adamant that wedding planner and best man can never mix, but that just means he’s got four weeks to make her see him as more than just a one-night guy. Because he’s itching for more than one night...or five, or ten… My review: This was such a cute...

xo Alicia

No.86 xo Alicia

source Art Stash Busting and Recycling with Gelli Arts Art Journal Every Day: March 2019 December Daily 2019 Flip Through The Recycler's Journal- New Class from Alisa Burke Books Review:  The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz Cover Reveal: Stone Princess by Devney Perry Exclusive Excerpt: Release by Aly Martinez NBJ Weekly Recap Jan. 6th, 2020 Exclusive Excerpt: Exposed by Willow Aster Cover Reveal: Reckless Memories by Catherine Cowles Misc. The 2020 Man Calendar Hello, January|2020 Man Calendar Introducing The Lovely Collective How To Create a Digital Art Calendar Dina Wakely Media January 2020 Release Have a Splendid Weekend! xo Alicia

 D11: 10 Years Ago  D12: Made Me Laugh  D13/D14: 5 Things About Me/ Floral  D15: Best Decision of 2019 D16: Hot xo Alicia

Just the highlights from the year. I almost added all the thumbnail pictures of what I read but it would have been another 37 pictures to edit. So I decided the highlights were enough. I set my 2020 Reading Challenge for 325 this year. Happy Reading, Alicia

The Breakdown: 12 KU- kindle unlimited 1 Purchase 4 Read Me Romance 1 ARC For a total of 18 books! A few other Read Me Romance books are pictured here, from previous months because I had just recently added them. xo Alicia