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I'm so proud of you, mi amor! You've been itching to make a blog almost since we met, always going back and forth on the details of how you'd approach it, and now you have your own place to let out your thoughts independent of GR and entirely yours to channel your creativity into ❤️😘

Yay, I’ll check it out soon! (Not tonight, I have a deadline review to write, but soon!) Happy new year and may 2026 be a better year then 2025, because frankly aside from a few good kicks in the pants I needed 2025 sucked for me, lol. 😆

Edit: Okay, I lied, I read it right now, lol. 😂 Awesome wrap up and I’m so happy My Secretly Hot Husband was selected! I hope to try Embergold and The Edge of a Knife at some point—maybe next year? Who knows. 🤷🏼‍♀️😆

Seems like quite a big list. Didn't know so many were published in but a year's time. I hope you had fun with these, even though you found some of the manga weird. Anyway, Happy New Year, Tipsy Marquise :)

Happy New Year, Marquise!

Happy new year dear!

Happy new year, dear! Excited to get to read this. <3

happy new year marquise!! hope this year would be wonderful for you <3

Happy new year!!

Wishing you the best of everything in 2026 Marquise!!
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Happy New Year!! 🎆 and thank you for the honour of being listed!! 🥹💖

Happy, happy New Year to you and yours, dear Marquise! I'll go check out your latest article. 🤩

Happy New Year, Marquise!🥳🎉

Happy New Year, friend! <33

Katie wrote: "Happy New Year, friend! <33"

Happy New Year to you as well, Katie darling! <3

Debbie wrote: "Happy New Year, Marquise!🥳🎉"

Happy New Year, Debbie! A big hug to you. <3

Vanessa wrote: "Happy, happy New Year to you and yours, dear Marquise! I'll go check out your latest article. 🤩"

Thank you, dear Vanessa! I'm excited about my little project starting to produce content at last. 🤩

Beka wrote: "Happy New Year!! 🎆 and thank you for the honour of being listed!! 🥹💖"

Happy New Year, Beksy! 💖

A well-deserved win, my dear, your book was the MOST VOTED by our readers consulted. 🤩

I'm only sorry that I don't have a trophy to hand out to you (and Logan), but I am hoping to have a little something that can be used for bragging rights and promotional purposes.

Feliz año, amiguita!
I hope you've been enjoying the festivities.
Wishing you and your family the very best for 2026!

Jonathan wrote: "Feliz año, amiguita!
I hope you've been enjoying the festivities.
Wishing you and your family the very best for 2026!"

Feliz año nuevo, Jonno! 💖🥰

I did have fun, and got tipsy too early. 😏 All the best to you and your family as well, my friend.

Hannah wrote: "Wishing you the best of everything in 2026 Marquise!!
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Hey, Hannah! What a nice surprise to hear from you this early in the year. 🥰 Double the well wishes for you this 2026!

Morphing_kashi wrote: "Happy new year!!"

Happy New Year, darling Morphy! 💖

aly wrote: "happy new year marquise!! hope this year would be wonderful for you <3"

Happy New Year as well, Aly! I'm sure it's going to be a good year for us. 💖

Mariella wrote: "Happy new year, dear! Excited to get to read this. <3"

Wouldn't have been possible without you, Mari-chan. You're the bestest! 🥰

Mairi wrote: "Happy new year dear!"

Happiest New Year to you, dear Mairi! 💖

Indeed, New Year's is the time to be tipsy. Happy New Year!

Fred wrote: "Indeed, New Year's is the time to be tipsy. Happy New Year!"

Happy New Year to you and your lovely family, Fred-sensei! 💖

^Kalinka^ (Hiatus-C-U-On Jan 15th) wrote: "Happy New Year, Marquise!"

Happy New Year to you as well, K! 💖

Thibault wrote: "Seems like quite a big list. Didn't know so many were published in but a year's time..."

Heh, when I announced this project was going to be focused on B&B, many were sceptical there'd be enough books published to keep the project running. But I know the market very well, so I was aware that there were that many. Should show you just how much I know.... :P

Happy New Year, Thibu! 💖

Sarah wrote: "Edit: Okay, I lied, I read it right now, lol. 😂 Awesome wrap up and I’m so happy My Secretly Hot Husband was selected! I hope to try Embergold and The Edge of a Knife at some point—maybe next year?..."

Hahaha! When that one was nominated, I was doubtful because . . . ya know, redunkulous manga title. 😂

I'll be reviewing all the books that got into both lists in the following days. Excited about getting some authors to speak too.

Happy New Year, my darling Sarah! 💖

Automemory Cub wrote: "I'm so proud of you, mi amor! You've been itching to make a blog almost since we met, always going back and forth on the details of how you'd approach it, and now you have your own place to let out..."

I made it, my Cub. 🥰 I didn't think I could at the start of the year, what with everything that happened then, but it was this year or never. 🥹

What a great article! Well done! I loved the wit. And those redunkulous manga titles hide a few gems sometimes

Ellen wrote: "What a great article! Well done! I loved the wit. And those redunkulous manga titles hide a few gems sometimes"

True! 😂 First, they make you cringe, and then on a second look...

Hope you saw the shout out to you, and thank you again for it! Your book will be reviewed as it's amongst the "runners up," so to speak. 🥰

Happy New Year, dear Ellen! 💖

Your blog page is really beautiful, Marquise

Michelle wrote: "Your blog page is really beautiful, Marquise"

Thank you, Michelle! 🥰 My co-blogger, Brashcandie, has an excellent eye for art and she did the page design.

Happy new year.

Hákon wrote: "Happy new year."

Happy New Year to you too, Hákon! 💖 Wishing you that this be your best year yet.

Happy New Year my friend! Here's to many great books this year for us 🥂

Happy New Year and I can't wait to chat and discover books with you in 2026!

I enjoyed your article. Can't wait to read The Edge of a Knife and Other Stories when I receive it. The Wolf and His King also sounds interesting.

Tina(I can only make 10 comments! Man!) wrote: "Happy New Year my friend! Here's to many great books this year for us 🥂"

Happy New Year to you too, doll! 🥂 And thank you so much, you're a darling.

WhiskeyintheJar wrote: "Happy New Year and I can't wait to chat and discover books with you in 2026!"

Happy New Year to you as well, Kyra! 🥂 You're one of my oldest friends here, I still remember your original username. 💖

Meredith wrote: "I enjoyed your article. Can't wait to read The Edge of a Knife and Other Stories when I receive it. The Wolf and His King also sounds interesting."

Thank you, Meredith! Happy New Year to you, and wish you success with your new book. I saw Kirkus reviewed it, and that was impressive to hear.

You will love Beka's anthology, I know it. But "The Wolf and His King" isn't for you, so I wouldn't recommend it for your tastes. Hopefully the review will enlighten you as to why i think it wouldn't be your cuppa.

Marquise wrote: "I made it, my Cub. 🥰"

This Year, my beloved and forever 😘

Automemory Cub wrote: "Marquise wrote: "I made it, my Cub. 🥰"

This Year, my beloved and forever 😘"

This Year. 🥰 F.A.T. and D.E.D. and I should find a way to wear the USCIS official down by sheer talkativeness, see if we don't. 🥰