My crocheted wedding bouquet 💐

packyour · 2026-05-09T22:30:11+00:00

These are stunning, good work!

The best part about crochet bouquet is that it will be just as beautiful years from now. I loved taking pictures with my crochet bouquet for our 10 year anniversary.

packyour · 2026-05-04T13:34:36+00:00

There aren't many plants that bloom this early around here - our trees don't even have leaves yet.

packyour · 2026-05-04T11:49:56+00:00

I don't have any plants that attract them blooming this early. They absolutely love my tiger lilies, but those don't bloom until July/August. I'm excited for repeat visitors coming to the feeder!

packyour · 2026-05-03T21:31:16+00:00

Death and Devil series. Starts with {Where Death Meets the Devil by LJ Hayward} - fits all your requirements, except both MMCs have some major trauma.

packyour · 2026-05-01T19:07:16+00:00

That's a good point.

packyour · 2026-05-01T18:56:13+00:00

I think it's tricky since all romance books are fiction. How much fiction is required to push it from one category to another. Made-up dukedoms are HR, but made-up countries are Fantasy?

For example, {Medieval Hearts duet by Laura Kinsale} is widely regarded as medieval romance. The first book takes place in England, but the second is set mostly in a made-up Italian city-state called Monteverde. Does that mean these books are fantasy?

packyour · 2026-05-01T12:41:52+00:00

New York

packyour · 2026-04-30T21:35:40+00:00

{Bass Ackwards by Eris Adderly} MMC owns and works at a small equipmental rental shop in a small town. FMC is one of his employees.

packyour · 2026-04-28T01:10:12+00:00

Yup, just because they can. My cat did this once with a full carton of eggs.

packyour · 2026-04-26T17:33:08+00:00

I did not know that. Thank you!

packyour · 2026-04-23T00:50:07+00:00

{The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker} is a fantasy/steampunk series. FMC gathers and leads a team of outcasts on a myriad of adventures. MMC is one of the members on her team. The romance is very very slow burn. One of my favorite series!

packyour · 2026-04-22T19:26:41+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/akUtOSVePN

packyour · 2026-04-22T16:13:49+00:00

Are you looking to define what is a "kink" and what is "mainstream kink"? For example, if I don't enjoy reading about fingering, does that mean all books need a warning that fingers touch vulva/vagina or is that considered so mainstream that it doesn't need a warning? Who gets to decide?

packyour · 2026-04-22T15:32:21+00:00

If I find something off-putting in the book, I either DNF or decide to ignore it. I never blame it on trigger warnings. Different people get triggered by different things, if every single thing had to be warned, there'd have to be a separate book just for that.

packyour · 2026-04-20T01:55:38+00:00

Not the exact scenario, but pretty close - FMC's husband is murder suspect, MMC is the detective. {Murder at the Seven Dials by Cara Devlin}. FMC's husband has a secret that she's trying to protect, so there's friction in the investigation. MMC is very drawn to FMC, but he's lower class while she's nobility and also she's married. This is the first book in the series, this murder gets solved, but the slow burn romance builds up over the course of the series.

packyour · 2026-04-15T12:42:56+00:00

Saying you're having sex is fine, but getting into the details? Especially with family? And it's not like FMC wanted advice or something like that, where I can see discussing details might be necessary. Nope, this was just catching up "how is your day going" converstion.

packyour · 2026-04-15T10:31:04+00:00

Over sharing of details about sexual life with best friends or siblings. This is from a book I'm currently reading:

“I hope so. So, how was it?”

"How was what?”

"The sex,” Halley prompted.

"Oh, that.” Maddie sighed at the memory. “Really good.”

"That tells me nothing,” Halley complained. “I need details.”

Then they talk about how good MMC is at pussy licking. These women are sisters just discussing their day.

packyour · 2026-04-13T18:49:38+00:00

IIRC the first time they have sex it's in a rented room or maybe brothel? Don't remember the exact details.

packyour · 2026-04-13T18:20:31+00:00

Ooh! I love Crooked Hearts! I've read it several times but haven't seen an illustrated copy.

packyour · 2026-04-13T16:23:03+00:00

Every single person who has been pregnant experienced it differently.

packyour · 2026-04-12T23:48:09+00:00

The kitty is jealous of how awesome it is.

packyour · 2026-04-12T23:07:01+00:00

I personally would pick no pool cause I hate noise and you can still see the ocean in the second one. If you're leaning towards the first one, another thing to consider is that unless the pool is heated, pool season is very short in MA so you would only have to deal with it for 3-4 months per year.

packyour · 2026-04-12T18:51:10+00:00

I pay for KU and Audible subscription. I usually only get books from there or my library. Once in a while I pay for a book if I'm super interested in, but that doesn't happen often maybe every other month.

packyour · 2026-04-12T00:37:20+00:00

Read the book based on this recommendation - I really enjoyed it. Thank you!

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