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Unending Love by Stacey Lynn is now live!

A Sexy, Small Town, Secret Baby, Sports, Standalone Romance From Bestselling Author, Stacey Lynn.

Everyone knows who Caleb Kelley is. I’m at the top of my game, known all around Colorado and beyond for not only my elite skills in professional hockey, but also my family’s ranching heritage. For this reason, I trust very few people as I’m used to strangers and so-called friends trying to get close to us for a piece of fame.

But when I receive a letter from a woman I slept with years ago, letting me know I’m a father—I implicitly trust her. Emily Russo is forever ingrained in my memory, and is the exception to every rule.

That one night I spent with her was unforgettable. I still remember the feel of her lips and the way her body moved under mine. For years, I’ve regretted not leaving her my phone number because if I had, I wouldn’t be seeing the first glimpses of my son in glossy pictures. Instead, I would've held him in my arms the minute he was born.

Now, I not only have to get to know my son, I also have to convince Emily that the spark that once burned between us is still smoldering, ready to burn even hotter a second time around.

But it’s not only hanger-ons who follow me. There are others who want to see this golden boy tossed off his throne. Too bad they don’t know what lengths I’ll go to protect what’s mine. I’ll do anything for Emily and my son. My love for them is unending.

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Meet Stacey

Stacey Lynn likes her coffee with a dash of sugar, her heroes with a side of bossy, and her wine a deep shade of red.

The author of over thirty romance novels, many of which have been best-selling titles on Amazon, AppleBooks, and Barnes & Noble, she loves being able to turn her vivid imagination into a career that brings entertainment and joy to her readers. Focused on sports romance and emotional, small-town romance, she also loves stretching herself in different genres.

Born in Texas and raised in the Midwest, she now makes her home in North Carolina and loves all things Southern. Together with her ultimate tall, dark, and handsome hero, she has four children. Her life is a chaotic mess that fights with her Type-A, list-making, neurotically organized preferences and she wouldn't have it any other way.

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Website: www.staceylynnbooks.com

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My Review

5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This! This right here is my kind of read! A story that really brought all the feels. Full of emotion, family, love, heart, and passion. Right from the start I was pulled in and pretty much didn’t put it back down until it was over. I spent half the time reading this book smiling and the other half falling in love with this couple and their son as well as Caleb’s family members.

This is Emily Russo and Caleb Kelley’s story and I loved every minute of it!

Emily Russo hadn’t planned on getting pregnant when she was twenty-one, her son a product of the only one-nightstand she ever had, on the night of her sister’s bachelorette party. She also hadn’t planned on finishing up her college degree in middle school education and moving from Iowa to Colorado, with only the help of her best friend, Gianna. For three and a half years she’d tried to find him. All of her Google searches for “Caleb” came back with nothing. So she finally gave up a year ago. It had been hopeless trying to find Landon’s father. And then out of the blue Gianna called and said she had found him. There was no way. In all the places. She had to be wrong. Could it really be him?

“I had a first name and the memories of one of the sexiest, greatest nights of my life, and then a goodbye kiss…”

Caleb Kelley went from a minor league hockey player, to weeks later, stepping on the ice and getting to do his rookie skate on his home state’s ice arena. The arena where he grew up coming to games. Dreaming of the day when his name would be echoed on the ice by the announcer and skating on that ice. Three years later, he was living the dream. Until he found out about a son he never knew he had, with the one girl he never could forget!

If you want a swoony read with a hero so sweet you can literally taste it…Unending Love is the one that will give it to you. This was charming, full of heat and romantic! One to Pick Up And Savior!

I received an early copy and this is my honest review.

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The newer West Corridor of CES, web site of automotive expertise, is the picture of how the remainder of the Las Vegas Conference Heart is being remade.  CTAThe annual Client Electronics Present is true across the nook (Jan. 5 via Jan. 8), and as soon as once more, it will likely be a hybrid occasion, happening concurrently in Las Vegas and inside a browser-based digital assembly corridor, as was the case final yr.Again in Las VegasThe expanded measurement of the bodily venue in Las Vegas for the 2023 present is a sign of enthusiasm for in-person interactions regardless of the continued digital ingredient, says the Client Know-how Affiliation, the sponsor group of the decades-old present.Over 100,000 attendees are the objective for CES, in response to the Affiliation. Attendees are coming from 173 nations, territories, and areas, and over 4,700 members of the media have been registered."I believe persons are enthusiastic about CES, they're excited to reconnect, they're excited to be again in particular person," stated John T. Kelley, vice chairman and appearing present director for CES, in an interview with ZDNET in New York."We're holding the digital element, however the in-person element is again larger this yr," stated Kinsey Fabrizio, senior vice chairman of membership and CES gross sales, in the identical assembly. For instance, the full present flooring is 70% larger this time than final.Additionally: Finest CES 2023 tech devices you should purchase proper nowExhibitors that could not make the final present are again for 2023, stated Fabrizio, with over 3,100 exhibitors. He stated about 1,000 of them are first-time exhibitors."They're taking assembly rooms, along with their exhibit house," stated Fabrizio of CES's exhibitors, "which is a sign that they need to do enterprise.""We have now a report variety of submissions for our Improvements Awards Program, too," stated Kelley. (Picture: Volvo)Key themes and tech to observeEVs and autonomous autosAmongst CES 2023's key themes are cars and car mobility expertise, stated Fabrizio. These classes have been moved to the just lately constructed West Corridor (located throughout Paradise Highway from the present Las Vegas Conference Heart) -- which, in January, had CES as its first tenants. Area is offered out in West Corridor, stated Fabrizio. CES additionally makes use of the present Central and North Halls, whereas the South Corridor has been razed as a part of a multi-part renovation of the Heart.The Central Corridor is linked to West Corridor by way of the underground tunnel created by Elon Musk's The Boring Firm, ferrying passengers in Teslas. Tunnel stations prolong previous West Corridor to the Resorts World lodge, throughout South Las Vegas Boulevard from the Wynn, subsequent to the Circus, Circus. Additionally: CES 2023 preview: Crowds set to return to Las Vegas, however digital ingredient stays"You may discover a number of autonomous driving expertise" in West Corridor, and electrical autos, stated Fabrizio, together with Mild 12 months, makers of a solar-powered electrical car. John Deere and Caterpillar can even be in West Corridor, the latter possible that includes an autonomous tractor.Together with autos, nautical tech may have an enormous presence, together with electrical yachts, stated Fabrizio, with manufacturers akin to Volvo, and all method of marine expertise.   Digital well beingOne other main theme is digital well being applied sciences, as soon as once more situated in North Corridor because it was final time. Areas inside digital well being embody sleep expertise, digital therapeutics, psychological well being, and new diagnostic expertise. "Over-the-counter listening to aids is an enormous factor we're seeing," stated Fabrizio. New laws handed this yr by the FDA within the U.S. relaxed entry to the gadgets, which implies shoppers should purchase listening to aids with no prescription. (Congress had handed a legislation pertaining to the loosening

in 2017, and President Biden carried out an government order this yr; The CTA was instrumental in working with the FDA on the implementation.)The over-the-counter strategy means "folks do not must go have that dialog with a physician," stated Kelley, eradicating among the stigma of self-consciousness or embarrassment which may have made people tentative about getting listening to aids in previous."Numerous corporations which were at CES are actually releasing merchandise for this class," stated Fabrizio, "and really some conventional hearing-aid corporations that'll be there showcasing their new traces of over-the-counter listening to aids as properly."Additionally: The all-digital CES 2021 will not be your common on-line occasionDigital well being can even embody "the emergency division of the longer term," an exhibit put collectively by CTA and The American Faculty of Emergency Physicians. In accordance with Fabrizio, the Emergency Division of the Future will characteristic "an incorporation of telehealth in addition to a number of distant affected person monitoring" with a purpose to cut back the congestion of emergency rooms and "so that individuals might be triaged in a different way.""After which, simply the totally different gear in there, imaging analyzers, issues to expedite diagnostics, remedy."Additionally: CES 2021 might be all digital and I am out of the blue lacking fatigue and confusionAI, robotics, and the metaverseSharing North Corridor with digital well being might be enterprise expertise, together with synthetic intelligence, robotics, FinTech, and the Web of Issues. The Venetian Lodge as soon as once more homes many grouped reveals, in what's the previous Sands Conference Heart, together with -- for the second yr in a row -- the meals tech exhibit, the sensible dwelling class, in addition to the very broad class of accent merchandise. Eureka Park, the tech startup cluster that is been occurring for a few years now, might be within the Sands as properly. A thousand or extra startup corporations will showcase wares at Eureka Park this yr, from over 20 nations. Ukraine Tech may have a pavilion as properly. The metaverse first turned a focus this previous CES, famous Kelley, and this yr, it should be "pervasive all through CES," he stated. "We even have a devoted space within the Central Corridor for Web3 [companies]; you may see corporations which are primarily hardware-focused there, like Magic Leap," the augmented actuality firm that's focusing now on enterprise makes use of of the expertise.Additionally: Immersive AR for shoppers is '5 or so' years away, says Magic Leap CEOMicrosoft can even be within the Web3 space, and a devoted studio within the corridor will "have thought leaders from that neighborhood presenting on stage and discussing digital belongings, blockchain expertise, metaverse," says Kelley."I believe Web3 might be mentioned prominently all through this system" of CES, says Kelley, "primarily centered on metaverse and NFTS [non-fungible tokens]."Web3 is displaying up in increasingly more novel functions, stated Kelley. For instance, startup Olfactory Digital Actuality, or OVR, is "including a way of odor to the headsets, so now you'll be able to odor within the metaverse," stated Kelley. An actual-world software, he stated, could be emergency response coaching, akin to smelling fireplace. A current partnership is between BMW and chip powerhouse Nvidia, to showcase the manufacturing unit of the longer term, stated Kelley. Such partnerships are "the foundational constructing blocks of what the longer term will seem like" within the mash-up of metaverse and Web3, he stated."It is fairly cool to see how a lot it is moved in a yr past simply the gamification of every thing," he stated.Additionally: CES 2020: Better of present? A few of this can final, most of it will not"I believe you may see on the present the place corporations might be displaying you their bodily merchandise, after which additionally launching a metaverse extension," stated Fabrizio.

 NFTsThere's a "fairly small" devoted space within the Aria Lodge for NFTs, stated Kelley, to offer "a chance for corporations to at the least get some branding on the market to allow them to be a part of that dialog."The NFT, finest identified for stunts akin to The Bored Ape Membership, is sprouting new makes use of within the business, stated Kelley. For instance, within the occasions enterprise, it turns into an entry key for attendees so one thing akin to an after-party, for instance. "Because the holder of this NFT, you'll be able to entry the occasion, that is beginning to change into in style," stated Kelley. The identical NFT can change into a "distinctive passport," he stated, for manufacturers to have a type of connection to their shoppers totally different from electronic mail. And, after all, the NFT might be purchased and offered in a market.  (Picture: CNET)Keynote headlinersThis yr's headliners on the present characteristic keynotes by AMD CEO Lisa Su, BMW chairman Oliver Zipse, John Deere CEO John Might, Delta Airways CEO Ed Bastian, amongst others. On the digital facet of the present, as earlier than, keynotes might be live-streamed, and exhibitors have digital cubicles the place attendees who're solely digital can click on to see details about the exhibitor. "There are two issues we noticed because of COVID that individuals actually preferred," stated Kelley. "One is the flexibility to observe content material after the occasion, so we'll have over 100 periods you'll be able to watch after the occasion.""After which, it is also the flexibility to make higher connections with among the exhibitors," akin to by looking for a vendor earlier than the present and messaging them to arrange a gathering" and the flexibility to have a video assembly on the CES digital platform. Search options -- akin to looking out exhibitors by a class (say, metaverse) -- have been enhanced, stated Kelley."We refined our instruments understanding that our viewers has modified slightly bit as a result of we do have extra of a digital viewers than the place, pre-COVID, it was completely stay." Life sciences big Abbott is among the many huge digital well being exhibitors return to CES. CTAThe magic of a commerce presentDigital might by no means utterly seize the expertise of the in-person commerce present, nevertheless. Think about the big utility of face-to-face conferences. The CTA's evaluation reveals that corporations on the bodily present have, on common, 29 conferences, which may imply "29 fewer flights" that corporations must take, stated Kelley.And "issues get misplaced in Zoom world," famous Kelley, together with these probability conferences that may occur. "You have got these serendipitous encounters," stated Fabrizio, "the place you are in line ready for a espresso and also you stumble upon somebody and also you make a enterprise connection.""That is the magic of a commerce present, these serendipitous moments," stated Kelley. All of the digital options are "a pleasant add-on," stated Fabrizio, "however I believe, seeing a product arms on, and really getting to the touch and expertise it, there's nothing prefer it,".For media, CES begins sooner than the present flooring: Jan. 3. On that day, CES 2023 options a day analysis abstract presentation on the Mandalay Bay lodge by the CTA's information of us, adopted by the pre-show exhibition referred to as Unveiled, the place journalists get to see a number of exhibitors with tables arrange in a ballroom. Then, on Jan. 4, a complete day is dedicated to press conferences by exhibitors, the place media scramble to take down particulars of latest product bulletins -- after, usually, ready in lengthy traces to get into every briefing.CES just isn't open to the general public. It's for exhibitors, tech business members, and press, and there are a number of costs for attendance (see the registration FAQ right here).  #CES #tech #watch #EVs #metaverse #NFTs

[meliorist-midoriya]

I LOVE your smau! Do you have any other author/fic recs? Not necessarily smaus or anything, I just feel like you would have good ones LOL

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TURN IT UP (also i am vvv glad you like it9m hehehehe)

whew here we go! some of these blogs write for haikyuu, some write for bnha, some write for both!

@myelocin - (hq) okay i was lowkey scared to tag her bc i am but a shy mortal bUT screw it. i adore her writing, literally just her entire library is my fic rec. just- aaaaaaaaaa i really look up to her since her writing’s super beautiful and poetic and just makes me feel very good things. premium content, i’m still amazed that i’m not paying for this bc i feel like i should be for this quality. recs: diver (miya atsumu), sprinkles of earth (iwaizumi hajime), literally her entire goddamn blog

@tsuhika - (bnha) again, just an overall blog rec. i love hika so so so much and her content???? ugh it’s so good just rEAD- (okay on a serious note i suggest starting off with frostsmitten. or just, yk, binge her entire masterlist hehehehe) i’m still mad she isn’t at like 10k or smth yet because she dESERVES IT!

@katsushimaa - (both) okay AAAA yssa’s literally,,,, the entire reason i started this blog because i was inspired by her writing and good vibes. another blog rec bc, again, wonderful content. i literally do not have the proper words in my vocabulary to yell the way i want to. her tsukishima smau “5,000 miles away” is a personal favorite of mine!

@animatedarchives - (both + bungo stray dogs) soph, my soulmate. aaaaa okay soph’s literally the most positive and loving person i’ve met on tumblr and her work is amazing on top of that. another blog rec, i suggest starting off with her todoroki fic “marriage without love” and bakugou fic “trust fall”!

+ many many many more that i can’t think of off the top of my head or i’m too much of a coward to tag aaaaaaaaa

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#conversations with kelley - the groundskeeper’s ramblings, conversations with guests, and other miscellaneous discussions

#from the typewriter - the works from the library and garden, all in one place

#garden regulars - friends of the groundskeeper and frequent visitors!

#garden visitors - for guests and passerby!

#garden pests - pests are inevitable in a garden, yet they’re always an unpleasant sight to see, so the groundskeeper does her best to exterminate them where she can

#kelley’s reading nook - the groundskeeper’s own little library of her personal favorites

#the art gallery - the groundskeeper’s personal collection of her favorite art

#kelley’s garden - plant-related ramblings 🌱

#night blooms - nsfw conversations held after hours over wine. please block this tag if you do not wish to take part in nor hear these discussions. minors block this tag and DNI with nsfw content. any minors found interacting with nsfw content will be blocked, this is non-negotiable.

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My Decade in Books

@aliteraryprincess @the-forest-library @lizziethereader all tagged me!!! 

2010- So this was when I was sixth to seventh grade for me. I was a small child, I tracked my books on a Word Doc, where I used weird fonts and colors. I did one of my favorite plays in sixth grade (Lady Pirates of the Caribbean), which we performed the day after The Last Olympian came out, which I read the day after, and then proceeded to lend it to three other people. I actually forgot that I read The Name of the Wind this year (gasp!!), but my school librarian handed it to me, and I slowly fell in love. I think this is the year I read Cassandra Clare’s books, which was big for me because I was able to talk about it with friends. (I think it was The Mortal Instruments I binged at one). I must have read Mockingjay. . . 

2011- I got my Goodreads account in April!!! So I have access to me tracking my books. I don’t think I got really vigilant with it until later, but I put the important ones down!!! This was the year I got into ereaders!!! I borrowed one from the library (same librarian who got me to use ereaders got me to read kkc, so she’s the best as you can see). I read Warped on it, which made me love Nooks, and inspired my parents to get me one. This was also the year I started WAITING. I read The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss and Pegasus by Robin McKinley. I have not gotten a sequel for either. I am being very, very patient, and I feel like waiting is a very important part of my development as human being. And a reader. And also, a good lesson because closure is not something you always obtain quickly, and sometimes never at all.  

2012- I read Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers this year and couldn’t stop crying. One of the most emotional books I’ve read. I also was in the middle of the Elemental series by Brigid Kemmerer, which I read a new one of every year. I think I discovered Sarah Rees Brennan the year before, but didn’t record her books until this year. She is one of my favorite authors, so it’s very notable. This was the year of huge cliffhangers (at least, I’m pretty sure) as I read The Mark of Athena and Beautiful Chaos this year (seriously people were falling off of things and their fate was left uncertain and it sucked). (oh God, this was the year I read 8 House of Night books) (on the bright side, I read Soulless by Gail Carriger) (and Howls’ Moving Castle!!!!)

2013- Looks like I actually tracked all my books this year!! 103 books, so it was a good year for books. I read the Worst Book Ever (tm) this year (ie Taking Chances by Molly McAdams) and will forever be haunted, but at least now I know whatever I write in the future will be better than this. I also read the entirety of Vampire Academy and the first half of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead in like 3 weeks. I read Hushed by Kelley York, which was super dark and honestly simply amazing and possibly the beginning of my obsession with fictional serial killers. I read Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor as well as The Duff by Kody Keplinger, which were influential books for me as well. Anyways, it was a good year for books.

2014- The year I made by book blog!!! I was only doing reviews every now and then and really didn’t get the community yet (it was also in like, October). I read 99 books this years (apparently my goal was 100, I’m a little confused at me). I read a lot of Shakespeare this year, including The Tempest, which I got to star in years later, and The Taming of the Shrew, which I later directed. I think I started a book club this year as well at my high school. I read a bunch of parts of series I love (including Rebel Belle, The Lynburn Legacy, The Lunar Chronicles, Bloodlines, The Mortal Instruments). I finished Heroes of Olympus and it sucked. Pride and Prejudice was amazing because, Jane Austen!!!  The Slow Regard of Silent Things came out and it was the most lovely thing ever. 

2015- I graduated high school and I started college this year!!! I also realized I was ace this year. Idk some notable things that happened. I read my favorite Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. I read The Turn of the Story by Sarah Rees Brennan, which is like, the first draft of In Other Lands. It was amazing even then. I read my first and only book in another language, Le Petit Prince. I took a children’s lit class, and it was awesome, but I didn’t like most of the books. I read the Seven Realms in like, a month, which was cool. But it wasn’t a great year for books. That being said, August is when I made my first Denna essay on my blog. Which was the very small start to my book blog becoming something I actually put time into. It was still a while, but it was very important to me. 

2016- The first book I read this year was the most memorable. The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis. It rips your heart out and just stays with you. One of the best books, hands down. I took a fantasy class, and that was tons of fun, and read alot of classic fantasy and new fantasy. I read The Martian, which actually lived up to the hype for once. I read two of the most popular tumblr books, Six of Crows and The Raven Cycle. I did a lot of rereading. I read Quicksilver by RJ Anderson and Every Heart a  Doorway by Seannan McGuire, my first ace books!! This is also the year my book blog started to pick up. I started writing more meta and some fanfic for Kingkiller and the occasional meta and meme for other fandoms. I also started @incorrectkingkillerquotes. 

2017- One of the first books I read this year was The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, which continues to be a book that I just have . . .very complicated feelings about, even to this day. I read it for a class, which was decent enough. I found one of my new favorite fantasy novels, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, which I adore and covered so many amazing themes as well. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman is one of the few true adult fantasy novels I love, where there aren’t young protagonists. I read Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee this year and it just was the most me book I have ever found. I read Trickster’s Queen by Tamora Pierce, which had been on my tbr since 2011, so that was a big win for me. Eliza and Her Monsters by Francis Zappia and Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Macekzie Lee came out this year and I devoured them both almost consecutively??? They both resonated with me and were completely consuming. I read the PUBLISHED version of In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan and then proceeded to obsess about it. I think I started making even more Book Discussions this year and making more posts about being ace on here. 

2018- I reread sooooo much. And I reread a lot. But I was in another country, and I needed them for comfort. I’m a little talked out by now but here are some notable titles fromt hat year:  Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann, The Poppy War by RF Kuang, Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery, Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 

2019- I mean, I just lived that,,, y’all were here. I am Tired(tm), and I’m also sorry.

Red White and Royal Blue, Ari and Dante, HRH, Starflight, The Gilded Wolves, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, started listening to audiobooks more, stared more romance novels, graduated college this year, good year. 

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Before and after! Took me damn near three hours to get it done but I'm done! I unhauled all of my JR Ward and Kelley Armstrong books. The former because her guys/stories are now repetitive as hell and I'm just not interested anymore. The later because the series is over and I just won't ever reread it. All my Sherrilyn Kenyon books are now in a bin in my stepsons room (don't judge, he's only here every other weekend and we live in a tiny house with no room). I can't part with them even though she's not my favorite anymore and I haven't read one of her books in over a year. I'm attached. Also, go figure, my BookOutlet box showed up midway through the great cleaning. 😧 But, I now have room to grow and it doesn't look quite so cramped. Sorry for the crappy pics but my shelves are in a hallway nook and literally get no sunlight.

[meliorist-midoriya]

oh my god

oh my gOD

love letter; zhongli

you have received a letter from zhongli! will you read it or discard it?

word count: 518

i was inspired by “i hear a symphony” by cody fry! feel free to listen to it while reading the letter 

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[meliorist-midoriya]

albedo + painting for ur event bestie 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

A/N: BESTIEEE thank you for requesting for our husband and this is my first proper genshin post and artist albedo is just 🥰

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I fully believe that Albedo’s working space, painting or alchemy wise, is messy

But it’s considered an organised mess to him, he’ll know where everything is even if it’s under about ten other items or documents. He’ll find it.

And it amazes you every time. He’ll have about twenty brushes, pens, chalks, oil pastels and watercolours out and he will know exactly where the specific shade of blue he needs is

It’s amazing but can be annoying honestly, especially when he asks you to get him a brush and upon struggling to find it he comes over and finds the brush he wanted straight away

Painting with him would be so peaceful and calming though aside from those moments!

He has random sheets of paper and canvas filled with doodles and paintings of you as he claims you’re one of his favourite things to capture in his art

I think he’d keep a journal for all of his smaller findings, like flowers, berries, herbs etc as like a little personal discovery journal. 

And he’d draw or paint them all out in their different forms that can be seen around Mondstadt or Liyue

He will always know or find the best landscapes to take you to on days that he wants to step back from his experiments and just paint.

While these days may not be very often, they are always calm and much appreciated after all the work you know he puts into his experiments.

And the scenery is so beautiful to look at that there’s nothing else you two think about on your painting trips. 

He switches from painting you, to plants, to slimes/hilichurls and the whole landscape throughout the day

If you are an artist also, he loves to watch you paint or sketch and sometimes he likes to pick something to paint at the same time to see how the different art styles capture it! 

The way you can be capturing exactly the same thing in your art and have it look completely different is amazing to him. 

and for my non-artists, he will always let you watch him as he paints, even offering to let you try or for him to show you how he blends certain colours. 

He’d stand behind you and guide your hands along the canvas with his own for each brushstroke to finish the painting together. 

Travelling back with all his supplies is sometimes a pain but it’s always worth it in the end. 

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[songforalonggoodbye]

what up i’m kelley i’m [indistinct mumbling] and this is my reading nook place to throw junk when I’m too lazy to put it away properly but also want the illusion that my apartment is clean BLANKET FORT

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“…excellent escapism for urban fantasy readers!” —Risingshadow.net

With her signature twists and turns, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong (Otherworld, Cainsville, Darkest Powers, Age of Legends) always gives a fresh spin on city-dwelling vampires, werewolves, and zombies. She is equally exciting when traveling further afield, to a post-apocalyptic fortress, a superstitious village, a supernatural brothel, and even feudal Japan.

“[STAR] From the first moment, this collection of fantastical tales sizzles with dark promise, rich world-building, and complex, often haunting characters. In “Rakshashi,” Amrita has long since completed her penance for the crimes she committed as a mortal, and is willing to take any avenue to capture her reward. Tanya is a woman with a gaslighting husband and a complicated history in “A Haunted House of Her Own.” “Dead Flowers by a Roadside” features a grieving man who can speak to ghosts—all but the ones he most longs to hear from. “Harbinger” introduces a group of spirits who have a message but no voice. Each story feels innovative and exciting, and they work together to create a harmonious whole from glittering supernatural fragments. The stories are set at various times and places but all feel as though they spring from the same dark, dangerous, and fantastical world. This excellent anthology will thrill Armstrong fans and new readers alike.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Here is the first time that urban fantasy, young adult, mystery, and crime author Kelley Armstrong has had her stories collected from the Otherworld and beyond. From humorous to heart-stopping, and including two original tales, Led Astray showcases Armstrong at her versatile best.

Book Nook: Ten Best Books I Read in 2015

A Book Frivolity 10 Fantastic Fantasy Releases for September 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Rakshashi (standalone)

Kat (Darkest Powers universe, non-series narrator)

A Haunted House of Her Own (standalone)

Learning Curve (Otherworld universe, Zoe)

The Screams of Dragons (Cainsville universe, non-series narrator)

The Kitsune’s Nine Tales (Age of Legends universe, non-series narrator)

Last Stand (standalone)

Bamboozled (Otherworld universe, non-series narrator)

Branded (Otherworld universe, non-series narrator)

The List (Otherworld universe, Zoe)

Young Bloods (Otherworld universe, non-series narrator)

The Door (standalone, original to this collection)

Dead Flowers by a Roadside (standalone)

Suffer the Children (standalone)

The Collector (standalone)

Gabriel’s Gargoyles (Cainsville universe, Gabriel)

Harbinger (standalone)

V Plates (Otherworld universe, Nick)

Life Sentence (Otherworld universe, non-series narrator)

Plan B (standalone)

The Hunt (Cainsville universe, non-series narrator)

Dead to Me (standalone)

Devil May Care (Cainsville universe, Patrick, original to this collection)

“Kelley Armstrong’s Led Astray hits all the notes it’s supposed to, and quite a few higher ones as well…. plenty for hard-core fans and newcomers alike to enjoy.” —Green Man Review

For more information on LED ASTRAY: THE BEST OF KELLEY ARMSTRONG, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

[bookcub]

September Wrap Up

The end of the year is coming up and it has been no a great year for books so far. Luckily, Muse of Nightmares and Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy are coming out in 2 days, so there is hope. also i can’t find my august wrap up????

Read: 

Fake Out by Eden Finley- This was a new adult book, but one of the first LGBTQ+ ones I’ve seen, and it had fake dating trope, so I tried it and I was presently surprised. It was fun and light and happy. 

Overall grade: B 

Rebound by Eden Finley- This was a companion novella to Fake Out and it was fine, but bland in comparison. Nothing notable, but hey, it was free. 

Overall grade: C 

Atoning by Kelley Armstrong- This was a novella following a series I really love (Darkest Powers) and when I discovered it existed, I had to buy it and read it. It made me so happy, had my favorite characters and everything. They had grown up and had a healthy relationship!!! The plot was a little much for a short story, but that’s fine. 

Overall grade: A 

Marine Biology by G. L. Carriger-  This was a disappointment, although I liked the world development. I wasn’t really invested in either of the characters and I thought they were lacking chemistry. I might pick up the full novels tho, as I am curious. I’m in no rush. I did like the whole werewolf/merman gay ship, I just didn’t really care about the actual characters. 

Overall grade: C+

Reread: 

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han- Still wonderful. I love it. 

Secret by Brigid Kemmerer- Idk but I was just feeling all the gay feels, so I reread one of the gay books I had on my Nook. And it was really good, like always. I still wish Gabriel had reacted differently when Nick came out. 

In the middle of: 

Dracula and Handmaid’s Tale, both for class and I’m not loving either of them. I’m about one fourth of the way through Handmaid’s Tale and halfway through Dracula. It’s fun to see the beginnings of certain genres tho. 

[first-flower-of-my-house]

@scurvgirl I saw mention loving dragons, and wishing more books had varying types, so I went through my nook and found some of my favorite dragon books to recommend! From the top: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan- I haven't read it in ages, but it's definitely one of my favorites. It's set in a sort of Steampunk-England setting, and the series is basically the memoirs of the mani character, who's a girl who loves dragons and literally does whatever she can to be allowed to study them. The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey- The series it's part of is called The Last Dragon Chronicles, and it's absolutely amazing. I honestly don't know how to describe it other than there are little clay dragons who come to life, and have to save the world a few times. Also, there are polar bears. Wild Magic: Book 1 of the Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce- I'm pretty sure @justanartsysideblog will back me up on this one, since we both started with this series, but her dragons are definitely some of my favorites. One is actually a main character starting at the end of the second one, and has a whole short story written from her point of view! The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey (she cowrote some with her son as well, and he took over after she died)- Humans have managed to domesticate dragons, and now bond with them to fight aliens. I know it sounds weird, but it's actually really good, and one of the books later in the series explains how humans landed on this planet and domesticated the dragons and everything. Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong- Okay, so I only read this series once, but I definitely remember there being dragons in the second and third ones. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman- Seraphina is set is a world where dragons exist, and can take human form, and Seraphina herself is half dragon. It's a really interesting series and I was lucky enough to borrow my friend's ARC of the second one, Shadow Scale. AND THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER DUOLOGY SET IN THE SAME WORLD STARTING SPRING OF 2018 HOLY SHIT

[dkehoe]

This Chick Read: A Darkness Absolute (Casey Duncan #2) by Kelley Armstrong

This Chick Read: A Darkness Absolute (Casey Duncan #2) by Kelley Armstrong

This second novel in the Casey Duncan series is even more addictive than the first. A Darkness Absolute melds mystery with the paranormal. Even though there aren’t any vampires or werewolves, Rockton is filled with boogeymen. Casey, settled into her role of Detective and happy in her new relationship with Eric Dalton is blindsided when she and another officer on the force find a woman wbo had…

[meliorist-midoriya]

i'm crying this is so adorable 😭😭😭

Lol, aight, I'll bite. Shinsou, Bakugo and Shoto hcs for what they would do for you in animal crossing? Like, would they plant flowers for you, or help you meticulously plan your island? I kinda imagine Shoto becoming obsessed with the Stalk Market, originally to pay of all your loans but then it it becomes really fun for him... Something like that? :3c

hc: how Shinsou, Bakugou, and Todoroki play Animal Crossing with you.

tw: none

tags: fluff, animal crossing, me gushing over hitoshi and shoto

notes: hi anon, ty for taking my bait hehe i really had to think about this one and it was actually super fun to write!! idk why i’ve been in stuck on ac mode or what my obsession w thinking how hq or bnha characters would feel about it is but i’m glad you guys are feeding into that lol. as always ty for requesting, inbox is open, and ily dearly, nonnie. ❥

» out of these three i definitely think shinsou is the only one who actually owns the game and plays on his own island

» he’s a gamer boi, prove me wrong i fkn dare you

» so i think regardless if you two are hanging out with each other or not he’s always on your island or you’re always in his, switching back and forth between the two to help each other out

» i see him as an aesthetic player, he wants his island to have a certain vibe when his friends (literally just you n’ denki) come to visit or when he’s just chilling by himself, fishing with tex or smth idk

» so he’s always on the lookout for things to add, be it from nook’s cranny or design codes he stumbles upon

» he also cares about your island’s atmosphere so best believe he’s sending you shit left and right

» can’t even count how many times you’ve hopped on the game to find your mailbox full of things he sent you with a mix of cute n’ mean notes attached

» they range from “y r u so stinky >:(“

» to “i love you so fuckin much have this shaved ice maker”

» no in between

» also somehow pays off his loans WAY too fast, like where is he getting this fuckin much he spends so many bells on the two of you

» never fails to drop bags of them in front of your house before he hops off for the day

» you try to get him to take the bells back because you are an independent woman who don’t need no man jk pls love me ‘toshi

» but he just runs to the airport and shuts his switch off as soon as you start chasing him

» texts you not even 30 seconds later to say he doesn’t mind being your sugar daddy 🙄

» now I see bakugou as being someone who can’t be bothered by ac LOL

» not that he wouldn’t enjoy it bc i very much so think he would (though he’d never admit it)

» but he wouldn’t really make an effort to hop on every day, maybe doing so every once in a while to blow off some steam or kill some time

» he probably wouldn’t own his own switch either tbh so he’d be on your island as player two awe

» probably put his house way the fuck at the top of the map so no one could bother him LOL

» when you’re not on with him he’ll just do some housekeeping like picking weeds, selling overgrown flowers, watering any plants you were trying to grow, etc.

» just help out with the general upkeep of the island

» lets you do all the decorating and building because he likes your style much better than his own also can’t stick with an aesthetic to save his life

» wracks up a SHIT ton of bells from all the tree chopping, weed picking, bug catching and fishing he does (BUT DOES NOT SHARE WITH YOU)

» majority of your museums donations were from him because he just wants you to worry about making the island look nice

» he. is. a. villager. gatekeeper. WILL NOT let an ugly villager move in and if they do? he’s bonkin’ them with his net and sending them trash DAILY

» “GET THE FUCK OFF Y/N’S ISLAND YOU UGLY ASS RAT”

» you don’t mind tho because he’s uh, kinda right

» overall he’s just helping you out with the small, tedious things that come with your island. would never admit it but deep down he does it because he knows how much you enjoy putting things together to create your own cute little world

» always sends you post cards at the end of the day to tell you what he did and remind you he loves you <3

» i really had to sit and think ab this one because while i wholeheartedly agree with anon that he’d be into the stalk market, he would not understand why tf you play this game LOL

» honestly don’t even try to sit there and explain it because he’ll just stare at you like

» “?? you like being in debt to a raccoon ??”

» but i think once you convince him to give it a try he’ll KIND OF see the appeal

» especially, like anon said, the whole stalk market dynamic and how relatively easy it is to make bells

» another one who probably doesn’t own a switch so he plays on your island too, but he definitely puts his house RIGHT NEXT to yours, what a cutie

» he’s just trying to help out out the best he can. really likes putting whatever bells he makes during the day toward your loans or dropping them in your home so you can use them to relocate a building or smth

» surprisingly really into gardening ??

» when he complimented your flowers in front of resident services you told him he could have a whole lot to himself to make a garden, if he wanted to

» his face LITERALLY went 🥺 ‘n you almost cried from how sweet he looked

» so now your entire island is just covered in pretty flowers and shrubbery, a whole garden off to the side next to a waterfall and an orchard right beside it

» sometimes he’ll pick whatever flower matches your outfit the best and give it to you so you can put it on your character’s noggin’ HE IS SO CUTE

» you like to remind him how funny it is that he’s suddenly so invested in the game when he could not understand why you liked it so much

» “Well... it’s almost like I’m building another life with you, Y/N. Of course I like it now.”

» then proceeds to hold your cheeks in his hands when you become a blushing, blubbering mess from his words

[meliorist-midoriya]

i want cuddles w kiri now ƈ ͡ (ुŏ̥̥̥̥ ‸ ŏ̥̥̥̥) ु

Wordless Love

In which you and Kirishima cuddle, with only the silence as company.

WC: About 300

Requested: Yes, by the lovely @majestic-sea-flip-flop​!

TW: None

thank you @poccosticks​ for helping me title this! follow her if you’d like, she’s such a sweetheart 💕

Kirishima often claims he’s not the best with words.

Even at the beginning, he would say that and he’d then apologize. You found that you really didn’t mind.

It was the little things that he did that told you how he felt or what he might want to say. The way he’d relax into your embrace like it was home, letting out a sigh and melting into you. The way he’d hold your hand when the crowds were just a bit too big, the affection sparkling in those crimson eyes. The way he’d bring you your favorite food after a rough day. His words were loud, but his actions were so, so much louder.

Today, the way he held you is what stuck out the most.

His skin is rough and worn, but he holds you like you’re a delicate flower that could fall apart in his hands and fall through the cracks in his fingers. One of his hands rests on your waist and the other on the back of your head, your body sprawled on top of his. He savors the feeling of you being this close. Because that means you trust him. And you love him.

And he loves it. He loves you - just as much, if not more.

He strokes your back ever so gently, his fingers barely ghosting the fabric of your shirt. Your head lies in the crook of his neck, your warm breaths fanning his skin. The sensation makes goosebumps rise all over his body, a delectable chill running down his back.

Kirishima rests his hands on the small of your back, holding you just soft enough to keep you in place. You sigh contentedly and a smile spreads across his face.

There are no words between the two of you. But neither of you mind.

Neither of you need words.

And you doubt you ever will.

[drewebowden66]

Joyous Layered Decor Ideas For Small Homes

Four Spaces, visualised by Hung Le, serve as great inspiration as to how a blank white canvas can be layered upon to create a joyous homey living space. Using isolated sections of breezy colour, modern artwork and clever furniture layout, the modest scale of these four homes become irrelevant. Small wall spaces are dominated by bold typographical displays that feature quirky mindful quotes. Furniture fits flush to its location but does not overbear. Accessories are patterned and plentiful but surfaces do not appear overly cluttered. It’s a balance that’s not easily achieved, but these four home tours will guide you through it, one intricately styled room at a time.

The accent colour in our first home tour has been lifted straight from the house plant, with scatter cushions on the sofa matching its green waxy leaves. A subtle thread of blue runs through accessories here too.

Boiserie decorates the white walls, giving the place an air of sophistication. A polyptych nestles within one of the panels with a dreamy swirling fish design. The furniture in this space is also predominantly white with just a few wooden accents pushing through, like the base of this contemporary sofa.

In front of the sofa, a small round coffee table is finished in a darker hue, but is brightened by a white serving tray holding a clear glass pitcher. Beneath the table a monochrome rug brings interest to a white floor. The patterned rug is complemented by a geometric art print on the far wall by the indoor plant, which is a Fiddle Leaf fig.

The wall art and dining room pendant work to anchor the eating area in place within an open plan scheme.

One black Eames armchair has been selected in offbeat contrast to three white ones.

A slim console table in the living room is crowned with a large round mirror and two wall sconces.

By the home entryway we find a small shoe bench adorned with a couple of cheerful scatter cushions. A quote decorates the wall above, dramatically lit by a spotlight. Built in cupboards with louvre doors provide a neat storage spot, and feature a small recessed shelf for stowing keys.

The second space follows a muted green scheme too but this time with a pop of cheerful yellow. Picture frames, overhead light and swing arm wall lamp create a network of black lines over a plain white wall. The Serge Mouille style double swing arm wall lamp makes the sofa into a practical reading spot for two bookworms, without cluttering up space with an additional floor lamp.

Despite limited proportions, this lounge doubles as a music room. To define the dual use of the area, wood tongue and groove planks have been installed behind a television, console unit and an in-line bookshelf. A picture and house plant sit above the keyboard to give it a standalone look.

To separate the dining spot and lounge in this small open plan living space, two entirely different styles of pendant lights have been used. In addition, one side of the dining table is actually a storage and display unit, which works to divide the area by creating a visual stop point.

The wooden unit gives the white dining table a cool asymmetric look. Two of the four Scandinavian style chairs at the table, these being the Salt Chair by Tom Kelley, have a ‘dipped’ paintwork effect that marries well with its quirkiness. Behind the dining area a sitting nook has been created within a bank of storage units. It’s clad in wood that matches with the table feature, and harbours a positive message in decorative wall letters.

The solid sides of the dining table help the room to appear simplified.

Base units in the kitchen have been given a lick of green paint to tie in with the colour story.

A black refrigerator adds weight to the light scheme.

Our third home interior has a dominant black and white design with just a hint of pale blue.

This is a slightly more minimalist look as the large black base notes need more space to ‘breathe’.

The dining table is ebony black with four white dining chairs, which are an About A Chair by Hay Replica.

The herringbone wood floor emanates a visual warmth over the room.

A mirrored panel increases the look of light and space.

Wooden bedroom pendant lights lift the look of monochrome decor.

The geometric look of the pendant shades is very sculptural, demanding as much attention as the wall prints.

The bedroom looks out over the living room through an interior glazed wall and door.

A second double bedroom is decked out with teal bed sheets, charcoal display unit and a set of white nesting tables that hold a bedside table lamp.

The doors of the wardrobe look like decorative wall panels.

The same wood runs through into the bathroom.

Lastly, this home blasts you with a cool splash of turquoise, like seaspray from a tropical ocean. Sandy hues are here too via a plentiful selection of light wood elements.

Geometric prints are a strong feature of this interior. Angular shapes are juxtaposed by large circles applied here and there over the walls.

A duo of coffee tables in a mid century modern triangular design nestle together to create a larger surface area.

The dining chairs are a selection of light turquoise and dipped wood and white finishes.

Patterned floor tiles make a feature of the home entryway.

Soft turquoise wall cabinets make a stunning addition in the kitchen.

Although different, the dining room pendant lights and the geometric living room light make a beautiful grouping thanks to a common wooden theme.

A window seat cushion carries the turquoise accent through into the master bedroom.

The home office uses a painted panelled wall to bring in colour.

Driftwood adds an easy breezy look to a bookcase.

A small plant pot brings the geometric theme into the room.

Hexagonal mosaic tiles cover the shower area.

Potted plants complete the look.

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