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Marie
@legallyhea.bsky.social
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Always reading from the backlists [mostly romance/history/mystery]; Perpetually procrastinating & a bit scattered; Legal stuff in the not-free-time; Proud NE'er but I prefer the fake maple syrup; She/her
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I understand there is discourse happening and my contribution is that I had this sign made on Etsy for my front lawn:
An orange graphic that has the words "Pie till I Die" and the outline of a slice of pie in white font.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Finally started my holiday movie watching (late for me). 1st new one this year was Hallmark's Christmas Angel Match, which is a solid entry. A novel look at the Christmas angel plot where the main plot WAS the angels & not their earthly subject matters. Think I'll rate 'em this year: 3/5 🎄
Movie promo cover for A Christmas Angel Match - the two leads are the focus of the image - the FMC on the left, the MMC on the right. They are both wearing white suits. Behind them are tall windows looking out on a blue sky with puffy white clouds. On either side are snow flocked trees. Title in sparkly gold in the center. Below it, it says "hallmark +, start free trial"
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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4. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim, contemporary fiction - Natalie, a chef, returns home for the first time in 7 years after the death of her mother & inherits her family restaurant.
Book cover of Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune - an illustrated cover with blue background. In the lower left corner is a bowl of noodles. The bowl has chopsticks sticking out and light blue steam curls out of hte bowl and around the page as a border. in the lower right corner is a trolly car. Title in gold across the center. Author name in pink at the bottom. Across the top of the page is the golden gate bridge and a row of iconic San Fran style buildings.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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3. When the Earl Was Wicked by Stacy Reid, a historical romance - well this is a different plot - instead of needing education on how to flirt or seduce - the usual hist rom plot bunnies, MC Verity needs tips on how to FIGHT from Earl/pugilist on the side, James.
Book cover of When the Earl was Wicked by Stacy Reid; appears to be a modified stock image of a woman in a dark blue 19th century ball gown - off the shoulder, sleeveless, and poofy gown. she is sitting on a large, brocade cream colored sofa. She has light skin and dark hair. Title in lighter blue, author name in gold across the bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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2. Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison - contemporary celebrity romance - a Hollywood bad boy has to clean up his image for a job but unfortunately the new PR person has caught his eye & he has 30 days to impress her.
Book cover of Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison - real stock image in shades of black and white. A man with light skin tone and short hair with a bit of styled wave that looks light brown or dark blond pears off to the left. He is wearing a white shirt, black tie, and black vest. He is sitting in a throne type chair. the title Hollywood Prince is in the middle and the author name below the title.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Books I (not so) recently added to my TBR list: 1. Well Suited by Staci Hart: Contemporary romance - unexpected pregnancy: A science-minded MC who doesn't believe in love finds herself expecting after a BC failure. But the soon-to-be daddy thinks they could be something more & she's skeptical
Book cover of Well Suited by Staci Hart - a cartoon illustration style cover; blue background. What appears to be a man in a black suit is in the upper left corner with his face out of view. A woman with half her head out of view takes up most of the right side of the page. Seh is wearing a black skirt, black sweater or jacket and a red shirt and holding red baby booties. Title and author name in white.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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A movie that takes place where you are from:

very different ends of the cinematic spectrum but they are as close as I could get
Movie poster for Conviction starring Hilary Swank - top image is Hilary, bottom image is Sam Rockwell flanked by two cops outside a brick building Movie poster for Christmas a la Mode - the two main characters are dancing hand in hand at a holiday party. Below them are Christmas lights and the movie title.
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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They made an ornament out of them!!!

(Of course I bought it. If only it was the red)
A tiny green tinsel tree on a tiny fake light pole with a tiny lane sign that says “Row 3A” in plastic packaging
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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It’s the return of the Market Basket Yip Yip Trees! (You know you are from a certain region of New England when…)
A red tinsel tree hangs from a utility pole in a parking lot with a lane sign below it A green tinsel tree hangs from a utility pole surrounded by empty tree branches. Below the tree is a lane marker. The pink and orange Sesame Street Yip Yip aliens from a screen shot of a Sesame Street episode
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The Men's wear guy ( @dieworkwear.bsky.social ) has made an excellent offer and I don't see any publications picking it up yet so I'm bringing it from Threads to Bluesky so @defector.com can get in on this:
A screen shot of a post on Threads by the account die_workwear posted 13h ago that says "if you work as an editor, i would love to write a story for you in response to the many coming articles about how people should dress better at the airport and my article will just say 'shut the fuck up." i would like to get paid $500 for this piece and i guarantee you it will go viral and get you clicks 1/2" and the post is quoting a post by the account 'factpostnews' that says "Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel: 'People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly...We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help...'"
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Book review (3⭐ out of 5): Punk 57 is a NA book set in HS by Penelope Douglas. I binge read this one and I'd say it's a blend of friends to lovers AND enemies to lovers. These kids do not read as kids so just take that w/a grain of salt. Childhood penpals finally meet as HS seniors but only Mischa
Book cover of Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas. most of the image is a faded print of the title in bright pink. background is plotchy shades of dark blues, purples, light blues and lighter splashes of greens and reds. At the bottom is the author name in lighter blue.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Relevant for those who were/are excited about the return of Vine sans AI (IG link and screen shot for clarity below) www.instagram.com/reel/DRFPWXw...
A screen shot of the relevant IG post from the account Charlotteparler with the caption “Billionaires are embarrassing episode 2”
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I've also planned other trips to include points referenced in the books - like I didn't know much of anything about Mont St. Michel but after reading about it in Shadow of Night, I then planned a whole side trip there in 2023.
View of Mont St. Michel lit up at night from the causeway outside. View of an alley on Mont St Michel at night. There is no one on the road. It has a cobblestone walkway and is narrowly lined with tall stone buildings. On the bottom level are store fronts. There are lamps hanging above the road. A view of a three shops on Mont St Michel forming an outcrop on top of the stone wall. In the distance is the water surrounding the island. It is day time and overcast. There are no people visible on the walkway outside the shops.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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...something for me. I ended up going on my 1st solo trip to Philadelphia for All Souls Con and then the next year planned a 2 week trip around All Souls Con in Cardiff Wales, the 1st of the two weeks solo. I don't think I ever would have done that before the books.
A tote bag in front of a brick building. There is a phrase on the tote bag that says "Life, no matter how long is still but a breath" the quote is from Deborah Harkness The outside of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on a sunny day, framed by trees. A panel of the cast of A Discovery of Witches on a stage sitting a table covered in black linens. From left to right is Teresa Palmer, Edward Bluemel, Adelle Leonce, Trystan Gravelle, and Valarie Pettiford. Behind them is a screen that says "A Discovery of Witches Cast Panel, Sky One, Badwolf" A view looking up a bridge towards a castle at dusk. The sky is overcast above the castle. To the right is a harbor with a town slightly out of clear view. There are lights dotting the town. This view is of Conwy Castle in Conwy Wales - north Wales.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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I forgot this one at Homesense that made me laugh because was this satire in the part of an employee? Mistaken (plot) identity? The efforts of a bookish customer?
A copy of VE Schwab’s “Bury our bones in the midnight soil” in a garden themed home decor section of shelving
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Also children’s graphic novel
A yellow paperback graphic novel called Amulet
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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This was true for all the TJX stores I went in last night (we have a plaza with every TJX store which is convenient) - and just so consistently random (an oxymoron?)
A table in Marshall’s filled with paperback and hardcovers on display. Trade paperback of Book Lovers by Emily Henry and a trade paperback of Madame Bovary A hard cover with raised border design of Sense and Sensability A trade paperback of People We Meet in Vacation by Emily Henry and behind it a trade paperback of Wetware by Emilia Hart
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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That’s both great and a bummer but get yourself one of those baguettes tubes filled with melted cheese. The one thing I was most sad to miss out on in Basel! 😆
Hand in a grey glove is holding a chunk of a baguette vertically with melted cheese and possibly shredded chicken sticking out of the center. Picture from a website called theunknownenthusiast
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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A row of trade paperbacks including Dracula, Rhe Briar Club, The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Jane Eyre A special box set of the Throne of Glass series
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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So it appears TJ Maxx is featuring a smallish book section for the winter holidays? It’s such an odd mix of contemporary, Romantasy, and then fancy classics reprints? Also one Spanish translation in the mix. I will say the discounted price on trade PPB is nice.
A plastic free standing store display with lots of paperback and hardcover books. Those visible include The Gingerbread Bakery, The Christmas Tree Farm, A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Frost and Starlight, The Secret Garden, and two Kristen Hannah novels (the Nightingale and The Women) The spines of some trade paperbacks visible on the shelf: The Gingerbread Bakery, a Spanish version of an Ali Hazelwood book Check and Mate, and a giant paperback of Jane Eyre A row of trade paperbacks in a glass shelf including a different Jane Eyre, The Housemaid, Twisted Love, The Inmate, Part of Your World, Winter Street, and A Court of Mist and Fury the price tag on The Gingerbread Bakery showing the market price as $13 but the store price at $10
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Color me shocked, Hallmark!
A picture of an ornament in the Hallmark keepsakes collection. The ornament is a cartoon reindeer swinging from a candy cane pole, in a green sparkle platform. On the platform is written “North Pole Dancer”
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I really loved the first book in the Evie Dunmore series so I have high hopes for the other 3, including Portrait of a Scotsman (which, from what I understand - includes a stop at Drover's Inn which I went to! Allegedly very haunted! Maybe because of how many dead animals are mounted on the walls!
Outside of the Drovers Inn on an overcast day. The building is stone with multiple tones of stone. It has a dark roof. The building is at least 3 stories high. There are wooden picnic tables outside. Colorful bunting hangs across the front first floor. Two people are walking near the entrance. A taxidermied two headed baby lamb on a platform near a window
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Hate to stereotype but they are exactly who you think they are
An orange and a black cat sit on a dark wood table in a living room while staring out the window into a tree And orange and a black cat sit on a windowsill and stare at the viewer An orange cat grooms a black cat that is sitting in a partially packed suitcase An orange cat and black cat rub beads against each other while sitting on a Christmas blanket
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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While this is Regency instead of Victorian, it’s definitely giving Siren or Sussex cover vibes
Book cover of the Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthew’s - an illustrated cover featuring a women with very light skin tone and dark hair tied back wearing a green riding habit and hat on top of a chestnut colored horse. Background is lighter green, title in gold across the bottom half, author name in green across the top
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Just kidding. La Nora did it again with The Inheritance - sucked me right in in and now I must go straight to The Mirror - so slight delay on kicking off the winter holidays. But THEN it will be onto one of Jackie Lau’s holiday books
Screen shot from Libby of the audiobook of A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau. The image is a cartoon illustration of an outdoor winter scene - three snow covered houses, blue and green alpine trees, snow covered ground, a red sedan with gifts piled on the top, giant snowflakes in the air and a pair of candy canes in the upper right corner. Title in white across the top. Author name in black across the bottom
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM