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“Was it a test?” she asked. “I mean, I know I'm still new to this. I'm still the rookie. Did you hang back to test me, to see if I'd be able to handle it alone?”
“Well, kind of,” he said. “Actually, no, nothing like that. My shoelace was untied. That's why I was late. That's why you were alone.”
“I could have been killed because you were tying your SHOELACE?”
“An untied shoelace an be dangerous,” he said. “I could have tripped.”
She stared at him. A moment dragged by.
“I'm joking,” he said at last.
She relaxed. “Really?”
“Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful”
― Playing with Fire
“Well, kind of,” he said. “Actually, no, nothing like that. My shoelace was untied. That's why I was late. That's why you were alone.”
“I could have been killed because you were tying your SHOELACE?”
“An untied shoelace an be dangerous,” he said. “I could have tripped.”
She stared at him. A moment dragged by.
“I'm joking,” he said at last.
She relaxed. “Really?”
“Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful”
― Playing with Fire
Marilyne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marilyne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
237 books
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22 friends
137 books
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10 friends
739 books
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58 friends
544 books
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10 friends
23 books
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133 friends
77 books
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24 friends
9 books
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14 friends
13 books
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13 friends
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Business, Chick-lit, Children's, Christian, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Ebooks, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Self help, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, and Travel
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