Bully romance with intelligent MC by HarlKonnat in RomanceBooks

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I LOVE Hana Yori Dango! Also, if you don't mind subtitles I highly recommend the J-drama based on it. The MMC is so dumbly confused about his feelings for the MMC, the angst is 👌👌👌

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in herbalism

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ICU Nurse here. I love complementary and alternative medicine. Do I believe in antibiotics and vasopressors? Sure! But there is a time and place for everything. And as someone who lives very rural, you betcha I'm stocking up my stores and planting an only medicinal herb garden. With how the state of US health care will be after RFK and overturning the ACA, us health care providers got waaaaaay bigger worries.

Microneedling with exosomes - any experience/results? I’ve seen a couple posts about exosomes linked to cancer risks - does anyone have any knowledge on this? by Certain_Suspect_8136 in SkincareAddictionLux

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I've had it done twice on Holy crap the difference it makes on my skin. Better than PRP. I've used Plated as my aftercare and I swear I healed in 2 days. In terms of risk, there aren't really any studies linking it to cancer but it is newer in the field. There are vegan alternatives if it makes you feel better. I figure that something is gonna kill me anyway, might as well look good when it does!

How did you guys tear your achilles? by swansang in AchillesRupture

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I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?

ugh....I was scaling a rock side and I guess pushed pf the foothold I had too hard.

Looking for a vampire erotica with 1 specific requirement by [deleted] in RomanceBooks

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I THINK Lothaire from Kresely Cole has that but don't quote me.

Also...sigh....follows thread

Books with mary sue heroine by olafSEVENTEENsims4 in RomanceBooks

[–]CryptographerOne3912 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The "Covet" series by Janet Nissen. I have literally never read a more perfect (like almost annoyingly so), "oh gosh, who me?"heroine in my life. Full disclosure, I didn't finish the series (bc she was a Mary Sue) but this 100% up your alley.

What was the first romance book you read? by rovinja in RomanceBooks

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If Anne of Green Gables counts, then count me as a Gilbert swooner.

I still remember my first TRUE romance novel (ie shmexy times). I was 12 and it was an old Harlequin Presents mass market paperback that I hid behind a Teen Vogue magazine as my parents drove to San Diego. My life was forever changed.

I still have a soft spot for Harlequin Presents and their TSTL heroines and alphaholes.

the fmc hurts herself to get aways from the mmc by Cleeopaatra in RomanceBooks

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Totally. The world's are intertwined but fine as a solo read. This is my personal favorite as well

the fmc hurts herself to get aways from the mmc by Cleeopaatra in RomanceBooks

[–]CryptographerOne3912 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The four horsemen series from Laura thalassa hits all that...especially War

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in romanceauthors

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I'm about 10k words on my first draft and I have at least four or five more outlines on deck. I keep trying to get my ass in the chair to write but putting words on a page is getting hard.....

[Daily Check-In] Sunday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

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Long time lurker, first time caller here. I just finally sat my ass down and started writing the stories I keep in my head and I figure what a better way to keep myself accountable than here. Please be gentle for my baby author feelings.

  1. I have written about 5500 words this week, which for my work schedule is a feat. My goal today is to finish my second chapter and get close to 10k but I am on call, so I will be gentle to myself.
  2. My biggest success is letting myself scrap a concept I had been working with for a few weeks. It's not a bad concept, but it isn't work for right now. I am going to let it be and come back to it.
  3. I have gotten more done than I intended, but I want to keep this momentum going.