A sweet, angsty sub-genre of romance books. Second chance romances are hidden behind the flashy enemies-to-lovers and age gaps and forced proximity tropes. But these have always been the most evocative and squeal-inducing romance reads for me. There is history between the two characters. It’s typically a little messy, and sometimes even heartbreaking, but there…
5 Second-Chance Romance Books to Make You Believe in Love
Top 5 Books from 2023 + 5 Books for 2024
After a two-year hiatus, the author is revitalizing their Wanders & Words blog, archiving personal posts and refocusing on book reviews and recommendations, reflecting their lifelong love of reading. The blog will serve as a platform to track the author’s journey towards publishing a book, with updates on reading lists and writing endeavors. Highlights include reviews of top books from 2023 and anticipated reads for 2024, mainly in the romance and fantasy genres.
We. Yeah, you and me.
. The steady pitter-patter of rain on our concrete patio takes me back to Washington. It’s been dark and gloomy today too, just like the winters there. The first notes of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now carry from the speakers of our Amazon Alexa. “Joni Mitchell taught your cold English wife how to feel,” I…
3 Days in Taormina, Sicily – Italy
. . For two hours we’d driven through a mix of quiet farm roads lined with fruit trees and weathering Sicilian cities with narrow streets. It was the sudden gain in elevation up a cliff with mountain views to my left and the turquoise ocean to my right when I knew this little seaside village…
The Texas Bucket List
. The bucket lists started during my first Alaskan winter. That November evening the temperature dropped to negative twenty-five and I became aware this ruthless cold was only the beginning. I sat down in the warmth of our first, tiny apartment and wrote a list of all the places in Alaska I wanted to visit….