It’s been awhile since I could read for pleasure, but having finished my duties as an award judge, I’m finally getting back to my “normal” book fare. And the contemporary romance novel I’m reading right now is Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis.
I love Jill’s stories – they’re funny and heartwarming and her heroines are real and down-to-earth, for the most part. They’re almost like a palate cleanser for me – in life, not just in the book sphere. She’s one of my “always buy” authors, and while I’m not too far into this one yet (a couple chapters), I’m already loving it. If you are one of those people for whom anxiety is a very real and crippling ailment, you’ll definitely identify with Lanie Jacobs, the main character.
Next on my to-read list for romance:
The Gilded Girl by Pamela Kelley, which is supposed to be a “Cinderella story – sort of.”
As for other entertainment, I’m still working my way through The Good Witch TV series on Netflix (originally Hallmark). I love Catherine Bell’s character, and the whole series has been/is loosely inspiring for the core part of my Magpie, MT project. I like the relationship interplay and chemistry between the characters a lot, as well as the slower pace of the overall story – a nice change from all the fast-paced shows I normally watch.
The last romantic movie I watched was on Netflix also – A Perfect Pairing. It’s a romance set “down under” in Australia involving both sheep ranching and wine that was cute, amusing, and a relaxing way to spend an hour and 40 minutes or so.
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