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WHAT ARE YOU READING THESE DAYS?
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What are you reading these days?
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Apr 25, 2022 12:10PM
I’m reading Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh
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Just spent the last month with one of my favorite families. In betwixt and in between other reads, I revisited the two series about two generations of the Collins family . These series are two of my favorite go-tos...Mari Carr's Wild Irish and (second gen) Wilder Irish.
The first, Wild Irish, comprises eight books about widowed patriarch Patrick Collins' seven children finding and fighting for the loves of their lives. The eighth book tells the story of Pat's (Pop) love affair with their mother.
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**The second, Wilder Irish, comprises 13 stores about Patrick's (PopPop) 12 grandchildren finding their true loves. The 13th is a second story about namesake Padraig (Paddy).
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**Patrick and Sunday Collins came to the US (Baltimore, MD) from Ireland and opened an Irish bar (Pat's Pub) and connected restaurant (Sunday's Side). They raised their seven children in the apartment space above the bar. The first book of Wild Irish takes place around 9-10 years after Sunday's death. These stories (seem to) take place one after another in time over the course of a few years.
Wilder Irish takes place 33-35 years later (the oldest grandchild is now 33). These stories take place in and around one another as PopPop's grandchildren move in and out of the family apartment, now referred to as the "Collins Dorm," covering 3-5 years in time. That is, events of one story are referenced or appear from other characters' points of view in subsequent stories. However, all can be read as standalone stories.
There are a couple of what I call "b" books, stories that take place in the Collins' Bar and feature friends of the family. I didn't reread those (yet???!).
If you're looking for something good, you can't go wrong here. You'll smile, laugh, and cry (and maybe even get a bit hot and bothered...). The stories never lack in love. So good!
Off topic, but does anyone know why GR keeps logging me out? It just started happening this week. Usually I'm logged in (for multiple tabs) until I either log out or close the entire browser session(s) -- regardless of my activity level.This past week, I get logged out seemingly from inactivity and it's annoying. I find I'm logging in every time I access the site whether I leave a page open or link to GR from an e-mail.
Anyone else having the issue?
And, yes, I have check the box saying to stay logged in.
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