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Nicola Bathie Mc Laughlin

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Read your books and enjoy a cupcake… at least that

Read your books and enjoy a cupcake… at least that’s the way I like to enjoy some delicious, keep-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat fiction. This month, I read my first Frieda McFadden book (I know, I know, why has it taken this long?!) Want to Know a Secret is a rerelease of the 2021 self-published novel, and except for the implausibility of the ending (I mean, make it make sense to me, Frieda), I thoroughly enjoy this one.

Next, we have No Matter What, by a new-to-me author, Cara Bastone. This one will pull at your emotions as you root for the couple to work through their new ‘normal’ after suffering a tragic car accident that left them changed forever.

The Storm is by an author you should be familiar with if you’ve been following along for a while. I previously read The Villa and The Inheritance, by author Rachel Hawkins, and the way this book wrapped up… was chef’s kiss.

Finally, we have Once and Again by Rebecca Serle. Centered around the three women of the Novak family, we soon learn that each of the women of the Novak family receives a special ‘ticket’ when they’re born, allowing them to turn back time. They can only use this ticket once, and then it’s gone forever.

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Just relaxing in the sun while my momma listens to

Just relaxing in the sun while my momma listens to @oliviadeano

Beautiful little ladies… #spring #springtime #nie

Beautiful little ladies…

#spring #springtime #nieces

Capturing a perfect moment in the garden. #littles

Capturing a perfect moment in the garden.
#littlestoriesofmylife #birdphoto #garden #birds

My favorite thing about spring… seeing everything

My favorite thing about spring… seeing everything come to life again… and adding new flowers and shrubs to out our garden.

#gardening #gardeningismytherapy #garden #theavidpengardens #flowers

Let’s go buy more plants… aren’t these blooms gorg

Let’s go buy more plants… aren’t these blooms gorgeous.

#letsbuyalltheplants #theavidpengardens #gardening #gardeninglife #gardeningismytherapy

This girl just had an important art show today, an

This girl just had an important art show today, and then came to visit for the weekend with her sister and mommy.
#familytime #family #nieces #proudauntie

It’s almost time to start wandering through the hi

It’s almost time to start wandering through the hidden gardens of Charlotte, with the Gardeners Tour @winghaven_ just around the corner, spring is already in the air.

#gardens #gardensofinstagram #alittlebeautyeveryday #charlotte

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