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2/4/2025 What is your least favorite thing about winter?

Ha, I complained all last week but srsly. Our main road was downgraded so the maintenance sucks. 7 km of shitty roads in winter. Ice and more if you are unlucky. I hate driving in winter. It could work if the temps would stay the same, but hello climate change. January was a fickle B. 

I am not gonna complain about the cold, that happens. Last year it was -30c in January. Now we had a day when it was 8c instead. There is no bad weather only bad clothes....

Worst thing about winter is driving in it. 

2/11/2025 Share your romance (HEA/HFN) recommendations.

2/18/2025 Do you like to cook or bake? What is your favorite thing to make?

2/25/2025 Which books are you looking forward to reading this Spring? (Mar-May)

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Carole´s Monday. Once upon a Winter´s Eve

Author: Tessa Dare

Title: Once Upon a Winter's Eve

Series: Spindle Cove #1.5

Genre: Historical Romance, Novella

Format: ebook

Published:  November 15, 2011

Where I got It: My shelf (Amazon)

Summary: 

Some wallflowers bloom at night...

A Spindle Cove Novella

Violet Winterbottom is a quiet girl. She speaks six languages, but seldom raises her voice. She endured bitter heartbreak in perfect silence. The gentlemen aren't beating down her door.

Until the night of the Spindle Cove Christmas ball, when a mysterious stranger crashes into the ballroom and collapses at Violet's feet. His coarse attire and near-criminal good looks would put any sensible young lady on her guard. He's wet, chilled, bleeding, and speaking in an unfamiliar tongue.

Only Violet understands him. And she knows he's not what he seems.

She has one night to draw forth the secrets of this dangerously handsome rogue. Is he a smuggler? A fugitive? An enemy spy? She needs answers by sunrise, but her captive would rather seduce than confess. To learn his secrets, Violet must reveal hers—and open herself to adventure, passion, and the unthinkable... Love.

Warning: The heroine packs a pistol, the hero curses in multiple languages, and together they steam up a cold winter’s night.

Review:

This was free on Amazon so I grabbed it! Last time I read this was last year and I had borrowed it from the library. I enjoyed this one so much last time and I'm a book goblin so I wanted it for my shelf. 

Violet had a terrible heartbreak and she is licking her wounds at the Spindle Cove. She is enjoying her quiet life until a mysterious stranger crashes into the ballroom and collapses at her feet. She is the only who speaks his language so she is recruited to get info out of him. He isn't what he seems and she will get the answers out of him one way or another. 

Weeeee love Dare! And I really have been enjoying this series. I think I only have a book or two left and I'm sad to say goodbye to the Spindle Cove!

Love Violet. She deserves all the happiness in the world. She is too sweet for her own good. 

I hope to see more of this couple, but I doubt it. I would love to see more of their love flourish. 

All-in-all, I still adored this little short. I'll keep my original rating of 5 stars. 

- Favorite Character(s): Violet

- Least Favorite Character(s): no one

 

Best of January

 

Here are our bests from January!!!! That first month flew by!

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

"Very fairytale like."

Carole - The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

"So many goodies this month BUT the narrator really pushed this to the top. Great and tragic and a voice that will bring this story to life."

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole - Nadda. No movies...just TV and books. 

Blodeuedd - Back in Action (2025)

"I watched Back In Action. Pretty funny and action-filled."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Maxima

"I watched the tv series Maxima. A lot of drama!"

Carole - Downton Abbey (S 1-5)

"One season left to finish. I'm addicted!!! Why did I ever wait so long to watch this?"

Best Cover of the Month:

Carole's pick.

Blodeuedd's Pick.

Honorable Mention:

Blodeuedd - Written in Red by Anne Bishop

"I re-read Written in Red and A murder of Crows. They were obvi the best books this month, but it is too cruel to other books to choose them every time!"

Carole - Othello by William Shakespeare

"Re-read this gem. It has been yeaaaarrrrs! Still holds up and is my favorites of William Shakespeare!"