#bfc this is my motivation. I bought this last summer at a Royal Bliss show. It only fits well enough to wear around the house, but I would love to wear it in public and not feel self conscious. I‘m motivated to be able to do so by the end of summer. @wanderinglynn

#bfc I‘ve been pretty silent this week—it‘s just been crazy. This is my only post this week so for my weekly check in: 3 points. I did finish my book goal and read 2 books this week: F-Bomb by Lani Lynn Vale and the tagged book (which was an absolute delight!) and I did manage to work out 5 days. It‘s been a heck of a week so that‘s all I‘be got. Wait—I‘ve got a bonus photo—I‘ll get that posted in a minute! @wanderinglynn

Can anyone spell recipe for disaster? Riveting reading for work. Actually, it‘s not bad but I‘ve got a headache (work related) and am totally over today.

Not too many steps today (6551 to be exact) but I did a barre workout this morning, a load of laundry, went shopping for some undergarments with my oldest, lunch, the library, and picked up my wine. The hubs bought a new grill so we had a nice dinner of grilled pork chops, salad and fruit. It was 84 degrees here today and sticky. But it was a good day. Also finished my 1st book for the week. F-bomb by Lani Lynn Vale #bfc @wanderinglynn

Finished book 2 for #bfc. Ok, I finished it in bed this morning but still, I met my goals for this week. 5 workouts and 2 books. @CoverToCoverGirl this one wasn‘t too naughty since Beckett spent the majority of the book fighting his feelings but it‘s a nice set up for the rest of the series. I read book 2 a couple weeks ago and liked it better but it‘s still a pick. Hope everyone has a great day! @wanderinglynn #bfcweek1 #weeklycheckin

#bfc This was my workout today. I‘m calling it weight training. 🤣🤣🤣 then I worked an hour OT, because reasons. Partially dreading tomorrow, which may turn into 4 more hours OT, but I‘m hopeful by not. I mean the money‘s nice but I‘m flipping exhausted. Almost done with the tagged book. @wanderinglynn

Today‘s stats for #bfc. 10k of those steps were at work. 25 minutes of cardio. Also, it was absolutely gorgeous out today. Working on the tagged book for my 2nd book of the week. @wanderinglynn

wow this book was good. I read the first half on Friday when I was off and spent every spare moment over the weekend and today trying to finish it. My #bfc book goal was 2/week and this is book one for week 1. I‘ve read a couple of her books before and liked them despite their length. This one was a little shorter and there‘s quite a bit going on. All the characters were well done with no ambiguity on who to root for! #goodguysalltheway

Not bad for only working a 4 hour shift. Imagine what I could have done if I‘d actually stayed. But this is day 3 of 7 straight so I opted to just work my 4. Still have to do my workout but I just finished the tagged book, first of my 2 per week! #bfc @wanderinglynn

#mothersdaypart3 #thebookhaul I‘ve been extraordinarily blessed this year, even though I had to work, I care home and was spoiled, even more so because my girls made dinner. Hope all the celebrating Littens had an equally good day. 😁

How many copies of 16 Candles do I need? All of them, this one is so fun you guys, it‘s a little book with the dvd in it. Plus my youngest found me what‘s apparently the last Target exclusive of A Star is Born in existence. The echo dot was from my parents. Gift cards from my hubs. #mothersdaypart2

Part of my Mother‘s Day haul. Ok, the candle I bought for myself but I used Mother‘s Day money from my parents for it. The other stuff was from my kids. As well as the next couple pics. #mothersdaypart1

#BFC it‘s my one day off before I work 7 straight but I did the hard thing (and this one may have been the hardest yet) and got my workout in. Now I‘m going to cool off and read another chapter of the tagged book.

1. Cardio but I probably need strength training just as much, if not more 2. Inside, preferably where no one can see me 3. I‘d probably prefer music but I usually just workout to the sound of my own groans. 4. Erm, I don‘t know. I mostly hate it all but I do it because I need to. 5. I do kind of enjoy barre workouts in a masochistic kind of way

Truthfully, I‘m crap at nutrition and portion control. I know what to do but I don‘t really like most healthy foods and so I just don‘t do it. But I‘m giving it another whirl with my own spin on it. Because just moving more is a big step for me. So for my #bookfitnesschallenge my goals for the 6 weeks are at least 12 books and 5 workouts a week.

Check out @wanderinglynn for more details on her #bookfitnesschallenge we start on Friday so I believe there‘s still time to join!

I do love a good small town romance and this one was no exception.

Finished just this morning and I really liked it. It‘s the first in a series and if you like Robyn Carr, you‘ll love this. I loved getting to know the people of Safe Haven, South Carolina and the oldest O‘Dwyer brother, Sean. There‘s what I believe to be an on-going storyline to the brothers‘s past. Looking forward to the next book, which isn‘t out til fall.

Reread, because book group is tonight. I‘ve read it approximately 42 times before (see what I did there?). It‘s fine, utterly ridiculous but fun. My camera doesn‘t appear to be working, so here‘s a pic of my dogs instead.

Finished before work yesterday. Her books are pretty short, lots of witty banter, insta love, sexy fun times and usually some manner of danger and suspense. I always wish they were longer but she tends to put them out fairly quickly and lots of characters crossover throughout her many series. #braincandy

Much better read during lunch than pregnancy and lactation drug labeling regulations. 🤣🤣

I had my big test to be a certified pharmacy tech today. Official results won‘t be for a couple weeks but my prelim results were a pass! So relieved. So to celebrate my youngest and I went for a late breakfast (the testing center was 45 minutes away and she drove me so I could do some last minute cramming) then we went to the library on our way home. So happy to read for fun again!

Probably I need to stay away from the bookstore for awhile. 🤣🤣🤣

George Rokesby and Billie Bridgerton have known each other all their lives and can‘t stand each other. Naturally it must be love. I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit.

I figured out the mystery pretty early on and it was light in characterization (like I really really wanted more backstory from both Brinley and Jason) but all in all, a fun and quick read. Spinoff from her Cowboy Justice Association series.

And the crowd goes wild! Last one, I promise. Go Pete!

#classact greeting the overflow crowd out in the cold and rain BEFORE going in to make the announcement.

When you can‘t decide which channel to stream Mayor Pete‘s big announcement from, you open all the websites. Really, I‘m just hoping to see my dad—he‘s been there since 9 am as a volunteer. ❤️#PickPete

Went to dinner with my girls tonight. We went to Flat Top, which is conveniently located in our mall right across from B&N. So of course, I had to buy a couple things....

It was nice enough this morning that I could sit outside and read while waiting for my sister to come pick me up for my nieces orchestra contest. Ok, it was only 40 degrees but the sun was shining, which makes a huge difference.

Took a break from #mcromance to #saveahorse. David just wants to sing, his family just wants him to stay home and run the ranch that‘s been in his family for generations. A talent agent discovers him singing in a bar. They fall in love but there‘s complications and misunderstandings. There‘s a happy ending and more books to come as each brother finds his HEA. It was an ok read and a quick one which is just what I wanted. 3 ⭐️

Utterly delightful. I enjoy her podcast, although I haven‘t listened much lately and this book is a love letter to books and readers. I especially enjoyed “how to organize your bookshelves”, “bookworm problems” and “book people”. I checked this out from the library, but I‘m thinking I‘d like to own it. 😁 📚📚

I hate hate hate how this ended. A huge cliffhanger and the main mystery isn‘t resolved at all. And while it was nice to revisit Logan and Ava, I really didn‘t feel like they acted at all like had in the past. I mean, yeah, it‘s 6 years later and kids and careers change things in a relationship but I didn‘t feel they had much of a connection. Even after they‘d “resolved” some of their problems. 👇

Re-read this over the last couple days. Loved it just as much the second time around. It‘s like Romeo and Juliet (where no one dies) meets The Fast and the Furious. I was totally rooting for Frankie and Marco and truthfully, would love to see the other characters in other books. Lex and Abel, Cruz, and I was totally dreaming in my head that Chief and Miss Lorraine would get together. 🤣🤣🤣

Full story on Mayor Pete‘s fb but it‘s things like this that make him so awesome. Long story short, this couple was on their way to the hospital to give birth, decided they really wanted to be married first, had all the paperwork and asked Mayor Pete if he would do the honors. ❤️❤️❤️

Pretty sure this is my favorite one so far. Sweeter and less kinky than the previous 4 but the story between Blaise and Kadence was still steamy and there was plenty of MC action. Hopefully the series will continue-I‘m dying to know more about Luck (now there‘s a kinky one for sure). #mcromance #mclight #plentyofsteamthough

Ok, it was between a pick and a so so. Although Dante and Karina played a pretty big part in this one, the story focuses on Athena (Karina‘s best friend) and Romeo the president of the MC. This has been alluded to since the first book but Athena was underage and Romeo is, well, twice her age. No Daddy dom thing in this like with Dante and Karina but Athena does stupid stuff and Romeo is an ass for most of the book. It works out in the end but 👇

My solution to a difficult week. Bottoms up!

I haven‘t done one of these in awhile so here goes. 1. I was going to say drinking but I‘ll be having pizza as well at the dive tonight 2. Vexed by Phoenyx Slaughter 3. Um, probably not many. This working full time is really cutting into my reading time. I‘ll say 10. @Samplergal

Pretty sure I‘ll be binging the rest of these. Day two, novella 2. And another flipping cliffhanger. I‘m less squicked out about the daddy/baby girl dynamic. It‘s still not for me and I usually hate it in books but it really does work here and the author explains it a bit in her note at the end. Going to have to start book 3 now to find out what the deal with Karina‘s Dad (the real one) is. Someone‘s been keeping secrets.

Finished this cliffhanger novella before work today, so now that I‘m home it‘s time to move in to book 2. Holy hell this was 🔥🔥. I‘m not normally a big fan of the daddy/baby girl thing but this was pretty well done and for Dante and Karina, it works for them. Plus I like how he tells her that it‘s their thing, just between them and the club doesn‘t need to know. It‘s not as well done as the LOKI books by AJL, but it‘ll do for now.

I watched the movie, might as well read the book. I enjoyed the movie in all its f-bomb dropping outrageous and raunchy glory. It‘s was by turns funny and tragic and I‘ve always been a Crue fan so I remember a lot of it when it happened.

It‘s between a pick and a so so for me. I liked the premise, but I found Harper to be kind of wishy washy and Cameron not really relatable. I did like Bella, Cameron‘s daughter and a few of the side characters (Adam, Mallory, Connie). I‘ve got another book in the series so hopefully I‘ll enjoy it more. It could be my mood though—I‘m cranky today since I‘m headed into week 2 of the pharmacy plague. Really, it‘s just a bad cold but it‘s miserable.🤧

Meh. I liked the previous book better than this one. It wasn‘t bad but the characters annoyed me. I might be tired of ridiculously wealthy men who think they can never have too much money but Madison‘s single minded focus on landing a husband annoyed me too. Maybe I‘m just cranky. Lol

They took one look at me at work and sent me home. Here‘s hoping my 2 hour nap, some chicken and rice soup and Mayor Pete‘s book help me start feeling better. I was supposed to go see him speak tonight but this flippin cold is kicking my butt.

Fun read, I enjoyed the girl being the commitment shy party for a change and I enjoyed Jackson and Snnette together. I wish there had been more backstory to the “mystery” part of the story but overall a fun read. And I think I‘m now only one book away from finishing my #newyearwhodis list! @ElenaBaer @monalyisha

Had some Sister time today. We went to lunch and then, as is our custom, went to the bookstore. I needed zero of these but I bought them anyway. 🤣🤣

Ignore the boring prep books. My testing date is coming up fast and I‘m nowhere near prepared! The fiction and Tia‘s book are my reward. I won‘t read them yet but I want them ready to go!

I‘ve been on a book buying binge lately. This is actually from a couple weeks ago. American Gods is for book group this summer (we actually planned out the rest of the year), I needed a new copy of Helter Skelter as mine is held together by packing tape and rubber bands, and the rest just looked good!

So fun to get home from work and find this waiting on my kindle! So I might drop the two books I‘m in the middle of and read this. Her books aren‘t usually too long and I‘ve been loving the teasers for this.