644. Fanfic, Generosity, and Really Long Books with Anne, Sandra, Miriam, Carrie A, and Lisa

My guests this week are, in the words of my home vernacular, yinz n’at.

We’re traveling all over the country this week and we’re talking about fanfic, finding an unending treasure trove of books to read from a new favorite author, and taking time for restorative actions.

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Here are the books we discuss in this podcast:

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Heads up Jaci Burton fans! I have a book I want to tell you about: Designs on You is out now! It’s out this week, available at all your favorite stores and libraries.

There’s a game designer and an interior designer and there’s an age difference with a younger man and also banter.

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Natalie Parker is in her mid-thirties, divorced, and firmly focused on her newly resurrected career and her two children. When her sister asks her to help design the backyard in the new home she shares with her boyfriend, Linc, Natalie’s more than happy to take on the project. What she isn’t prepared for is Linc’s younger brother, video game designer Eugene Kennedy. He’s smart, incredibly good-looking, and constantly flirts with Natalie. He’s also too young for her, which makes him totally off-limits.

Eugene is intrigued by Natalie’s beauty, smarts, and especially her sarcastic wit. When he teases her, she throws it right back at him. Besides that, they have an instant chemistry, but she keeps trying to get rid of him despite the sparks that fly between them. And Eugene never backs down from a challenge.

Natalie is running out of reasons to think being with Eugene is a bad thing. Her kids adore him, her sister loves him, and even her always negative mother does, too. The only person holding her back is…her. Maybe it’s time she take that leap and design herself a love for the ages. After all, if she can create the perfect home, she sure as hell can design a happily ever after.

This book is connected to Burton’s prior novel, Housebroke, but you don’t have to read it in order to enjoy this one.

Reviewers have been calling Designs on You “cute and sweet,” “realistic,” and “smart, sexy, and witty.”

You can find Designs on You wherever you find your favorite books!

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