#Julie Johnson

[fuskida]

"Treasure" glass jar by Julie Johnson

[pigs-in-art]

Painting by Julie Johnson

This painting is of Esther’s daughter Bethany and Bethany’s baby pigs.  At a later visit I got to see how  the babies have grown (quite large) and how much the pig who had jumped up in the barn to greet Bethany in this oil painting still loves to see her.  In fact Bethany had to keep moving out of the way so that the pig that loves to be so close wouldn’t knock her over!

[hopelaina]

I picked this book up for free from a Smashwords sale and by golly, I ate this story up in 2 days! Even when I wasn’t reading about it, I was thinking about it.

This might be my first billionaire romance that I actually loved!

Now, for the record, I’m not the biggest fan of “attraction at first sight.” As in, the two leads immediately hook up or kiss within the first few chapters of the book. I love a slow burn. A nice kindling before the fire gets out of control. But for some reason, maybe it’s the characters or the writing, but I didn’t mind it so much when Gemma and Chase were into each other from the start, as in it didn’t make me roll my eyes. I’m also a HUGE sucker for forbidden romances, so when a man who clearly is attracted to a woman says “I don’t date. I can’t be thinking about you. I can’t see you anymore because of X, Y, Z,” I sit back on my couch, sip my tea, wink at the book and say, “Sure, Jan.” (If you don’t get that reference, go watch the Brady Bunch parody movie, I’ll wait).

Not You It’s Me might be filled with all the cliches like the very beautiful girl that doesn’t think she’s beautiful, the overprotective/slightly stalking boyfriend (who I’m glad to say didn’t cross over into the creepy/uncomfortable side of being overprotective-like trying to kill someone who just glanced at his girl type), Cinderella meets a Prince and goes from rags to riches, rich family drama, a gala scene, but I had fun!

I loved the characters, and I found myself chuckling out loud a few times. I kind of want to be bff’s with Gemma. She’s a great protagonist and calls Chase out when he’s being a bit of a caveman around her lol. She’s got her own issues - hell they both do - and they fight, make up, and fight again but I adored them as a couple!

As for the spice…I loved the build up. The long kisses, the sensual promises, but when it came down to the dirty, it’s not very explicit. Which is totally fine. If the author had chosen to fade to black I would’ve thrown my tablet across the room, but don’t expect there to be a lot of explicit details in this one.

I don’t think I’ll read anymore from this love series. I got my fill and I enjoyed it but there are other books I’m itching to get my hands on:)

[adayephoto]

UF Dean Julie Johnson Retirement

Colleagues of Julie Johnson, Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine at the University of Florida, celebrate her legacy as she retires after serving as Dean of the UF College of Pharmacy for nearly a decade.

[jolieeason]

WWW Wednesday: July 19th, 2023

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.The Three Ws are:What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? What I am currently reading: A music critic stuck in a spiral of epic proportions targets her teenage crush for a career comeback and a chance at revenge. What could possibly go wrong? Sammy…

[whimsyandbooks]

**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review of this book**

“Convince yourself this was a lapse of judgement. But Gwen, I’ll be here when you’re ready to lapse again.” Graham Graves is one of those possessive book boyfriends who gives us everything we love. He’s the epitome of “she’s mine” and “touch her and you die” energy. 

Julie Johnson has an absolutely eloquent way with words. Her main character, Gwendolyn Goode, has a loquacious inner dialogue really stands out. Her voice firmly cements you as a reader in her world as a successful small business owner who grew up neglected and abused. Gwen is a character who armors herself in designer clothes and maintains a perpetual “every thing is fine” attitude. However, she remains as closed off as a knight who’s vowed celibacy to protect the kingdom, never letting anyone get close enough to hurt her. Graham Graves sees right through her facade, and is willing to fight tooth and nail to be the one to break down those walls. Luckily, they’re forced into each other's close proximity as he’s a Fixer (Private Investigator) working closely with the Police Department to solve a string of brutal animal sacrifices. It all gruesomely points to her being the next victim. It’s a thrilling mystery that had me completely entertained when the angsty-romantic stuff took a breather. And I can’t forget the killer playlist to listen to printed at the end of the book!

If you don’t appreciate blatant disregard of how actual crime scenes probably work, and miscommunication tropes, especially when it’s because the Main Character is so ambivalent to the love interest that she’ll not tell him a single thing that would help him protect her. You might want to avoid this read. Though, It does make for quite a delicious amount of angst and drama. 

Overall, I really enjoyed Julie Johnson’s book and I’ll definitely be looking forward to reading the next book in the series!

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

julie johnson.

[slashthrashandcrash]

sign the fucking papers, danny

[amelia-mariee]

[apollogeeee]

I got into Dead by Daylight...

[lilatreus]

Danny and his little ducklings 🦆🐥🐥🐥🐣 (weird family)

[slashergotyourtongue]

*i might be a bit late to this trend but i had a vision and needed to execute it as fast as possible..

(og meme under cut)

[georgeromeros]

The Haunting (1963) dir. Robert Wise