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- Older Love, Sweeter Stories: Romances That Celebrate Second ChancesThe library was quiet except for the soft scratch of turning pages. Margaret settled into her favorite armchair, a cup of tea steaming nearby. She opened a novel about two fifty-something professors who rediscover love after years of independence. By the second chapter, she was smiling the way you do when a story feels both… Read more: Older Love, Sweeter Stories: Romances That Celebrate Second Chances
- Sunshine & Second Chances: Melissa Tagg–Inspired Lemon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese FrostingThe first warm Saturday of spring, Claire carried her book and a basket of lemons out to the porch. She’d been saving Melissa Tagg’s From the Start for a lazy afternoon, the kind where sunlight pours through the trees and every page feels like a promise of something good. Halfway through the story, full of… Read more: Sunshine & Second Chances: Melissa Tagg–Inspired Lemon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Top 5 Clean Romance Authors You’ll Want on Your ShelfIt was raining the day I first discovered Denise Hunter. The bookstore smelled like paper and coffee, and her cover glowed from the “New Fiction” shelf. I bought it on a whim, tucked it under my arm, and by the time I got home, the rain had turned into the perfect soundtrack for a story… Read more: Top 5 Clean Romance Authors You’ll Want on Your Shelf
- Classic Chocolate with Vanilla Swirl CupcakesIt was the kind of night when the world felt too heavy. Nora had meant to pick up a serious novel, something award-winning and thoughtful. Instead, her hand reached for the romance on her nightstand, the one where a grumpy bookstore owner finally admits he’s in love with his sunny next-door neighbor. As the story… Read more: Classic Chocolate with Vanilla Swirl Cupcakes
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Hi, I’m Beatrix Quinn. I write no-spice love stories, usually about older adults. I am a mother, grandmother, writer, baker, artist, and scholar. Glad to see you here!
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