Status Updates From Times Square

"Reading is sexy, my friends. Very, very sexy."

"Did I highlight anything that isn't perverted? No. No, I did not"

"You're reading the book," I blurt out. He looks up, his face breaking into a smile when he sees me. "Of course I'm reading the book. I'm already on chapter eight." "You didn't need to read the book," I mumble. "You told me to read the book," he says as he stands. He's got a smirk on his face and he points at me as he says it."

"Is there anything sexier than a man absorbed in a book?"

"We're the first Friday group—romance novels. The shop hosts book clubs all the time, with different genres meeting on different weeks, different days. It's open to everyone—the store posts a schedule of what each group is reading so anyone can join in anytime."

Where do I sign up?

"I could always move to Hawaii and be a waitress. I've got loads of experience from college. I'd find an outdoor ocean-front restaurant to work at and I'd make more than I do now, plus I'd get to enjoy a million-dollar view and fresh ocean air. Fine, I may have fantasized about this a time or two and done the odd hour or three of research."

love a backup plan

"I need a refund on this day and it's not even nine AM."

"This guy is like four levels of hotter than I'm used to dealing with."

THIS SHIT IS CUTE AS FUCK OH MY GOOOD AHHHH

Even though I’ve read this out of sequence and know how it ends (Central Park is second in this series and I read it first. Oops.) I don’t feel like it’s been ruined for me. That’s because Jana Aston rocks!

"That night was the first time you ever looked up. The first time you ever caught me staring at you."

oh, I– 🥹

this man who’s just met her attending her romance book club meeting… inspiring 👁️🫦👁️

i want a NY romance SO BAD