Tag Archives: love
Homecoming and the What Comes Next
Eleven years ago tomorrow, I went on my very first date. Some people think it’s weird that I can recall dates with creepy precision. It’s not that I have a freakish memory that allows me to remember everything . . … Continue reading
Filed under crushes & drooling, musings
Book review: ‘O, Juliet’ by Robin Maxwell
When Juliet Capelletti meets Romeo Monticecco, their mutual love of poet Dante that draws them together — even more than the tender looks exchanged between them at a ball. In a meeting of the minds and lips, the young lovers … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
Book review: ‘Other Words For Love’ by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal
Ariadne “Ari” Mitchell is used to playing second fiddle to her gorgeous, outgoing best friend, Summer, and her older sister Evelyn, whose teen pregnancy solidified their parents’ fears for their teenage daughters. Though she’s now married with a gorgeous husband and son, her distaste … Continue reading
Filed under 5-star reads, book reviews
Book review: ‘Hothouse Flower’ by Margot Berwin
Lila Nova lives in a drab, drab world. Stuck in a mediocre job in New York City, Lila installs herself in a new apartment after divorce — and settles into her colorless world. It’s not until she meets David Exley, … Continue reading
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This is love
Sitting at a high table in a local cafe — a cafe I’d visited a thousand times, with a thousand people — my palms were as slick as a water slide. I’d just finished reading The Help and, contrary to … Continue reading
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