#secret getaway

[bobcat9]

The Art of Love

[de-natuur-en-daarbuiten]

- it’s like a secret getaway 💕

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[ratatatastic]

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I think I should go back to writing Aspen’s Quiver. It needs a plot though

[tianalaurence1]

Last year, Anne and Tim had a secret visit to Australia.- Looking back

🌳 They toured the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

📸: Denise Ora

[miss-nymphetamine]

Info that matters to no one: my Choices' favourite books.

-Across the Void: I loved it, the concept was original and OMG Meridian!

-Blades of Light and Shadow: I mean... of course I love BOLAS. Tyril is my man.

-The Bloodbound series: While I'd like to see a story perhaps more related to the Underworld concept, I like the series and don't get me started on Jax.

-Crimes of Passion: With the releasing of the second book I just realized how much I loved the first one. I'm not that sure about this second one.

-Getaway Girls: I enjoyed it a lot, it felt very different to other books in some ways (probably because there were actual black people involved in its creation and development). It was very refreshing and I have to say, I'm a Dee stan.

-Hot Couture: I still can't understand the hate for this book, because I truly loved it.

-Laws of Attraction: It was modern, it was different and I really felt my MC was really intelligent and had real power to change things, to make a difference.

-Mother of the Year: first time a kid isn't annoying in these stories. Also, it touches very contemporary issues, and Thomas is to die for.

-Shipwrecked: that, kids, was actually sensual, sexy and steamy, and not the shit we had to endure in crap like Wolf Bride or Surrender.

-Slow Burn: I love cooking, so a book about food is something I will automatically like.

-Veil of Secrets: It didn't feel sugarcoated at all and I liked both the MC and her attitude towards the whole problem.

Honorable mention to Kindred's asian Kaine. It stirrs something inside me.

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[flirting-with-psychology]

Choices MC Survey 2023

Here is this year's survey about which looks and love interests you chose for your MCs!

Choices MC Survey 2023

You can see the results at the end of the quiz, and I will also be posting results after enough people have responded.

If you want, you can also take the quizzes for past years to see how your choices compare!

2022 Survey and Results

2020-21 Survey and Results

2018-20 Survey

2016-2018 Survey

2016-2020 Original Results. The original quiz got deleted so I remade it so you can still participate for fun, but I will not be reposting results.

Hope you enjoy!

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Secret Springs postcard delivery!

Did you know Secret Springs has private yurts? Set way back from the crowds, it's the perfect place for isolated relaxation. Who takes you to the yurt and what adventures do you have?

Hello, fellow Secret Springs vacationer! I hope you're having the best time on your trip! Thanks so much for sending this my way!

So I actually won my trip to Secret Springs through a promotional giveaway on Instagram way back before the resort opened - which was wild, because I typically don't win things like that. Anywho, it was almost a full year ago when I found out I won an all expenses paid trip for two, and I decided to bring my sister with me because its been a while since we went on a trip together. We were both really stoked about it, especially when we found out we'd be there for Secret Springs' first annual Food & Drink Festival, and that we were going to get private personal tastings from some of the participating local vendors. Everything sounded amazing, but the one we were both looking forward to the most was a local winery called Green Wing Vineyards - run by a guy named Nico Calderon.

But then life happened - as it tends to - and my sister found out she was having a kid. So the trip was still on, but I was flying solo for the food & wine tasting portion. While I went and did that, she took a nap. (But she made me promise to describe everything to her in great detail using many adjectives when I got back to the room.)

So I went down to the lobby to find out where I was supposed to go for these private tastings, and the concierge directed me to go out onto a plank walkway that led to a few yurts that were completely set back from the pool and beachfront area. Typically they were available to rent for the day, but they were currently being used for the festival vendors. I got to try this amazing ceviche from a local seafood place, some fresh honey the and pressed olive oil from a specialty shop in town, and some basil and lemon sugar cookies from a baker who very heavily implied that he also baked with other types of herbs but that he wasn't allowed to give those out as samples. (I made a mental note to pop into his bakery on the day that we were planning to stroll around town.)

But my favorite by far ended up being the one that I was the most excited about from the start - Green Wing Vineyards. While the other yurts were set up with tables and chairs for the food tastings, this one was left more relaxed with pillows and cushions for seating. The wines that I got to sample were amazing (three whites and a chilled red - all perfect for the summer heat) the label was beautiful (gold lettering and a watercolor image of a macaw) but the owner? Nico? Getting to meet and talk to him was the true treat. Instead of standing back and conducting a formal tasting, he joined me on the cushions and even poured himself a glass to sip along with me, since I was his last private tasting of the day. He was charismatic and charming and dreamy in a way that I thought only fictional characters could be, and it was clear by listening to him talk that he was passionate about his vineyards and about winemaking, and that he truly loved getting to share that passion with others. I ended up staying there double the length of a regular tasting, and Nico ended up asking me to come see his vineyard in person - and I absolutely accepted that offer.

To see what happened at the vineyard, stay tuned for See, Stay & Do week in Secret Springs!! ;)

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congrats to mikksy and ekky being out together (i hope they kiss about it)

[stellatekintsugi]

Lewis Capaldi

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secret lesbian getaway

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Choices MC Survey 2023 Results

Here are the results of this year's MC Survey. You can still take the quiz for fun to see how your MCs compare!