32. Intentional Living: Wellness Insights and Black Romance Novels to Savor in 2026

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Hey, beautiful and welcome back to Culture Lit, the podcast where black

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women's love stories, healing journeys,

and cultural brilliance take center stage.

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I'm your host, Octavia Marie, and today

we're talking about wellness, the messy,

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complicated, politicized, and deeply

personal journey of figuring out what

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feels good in your body and your life.

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And because this is still very

much a romance podcast, I'm also

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sharing the Black Romance books

I'm most excited about for: 2026

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Have you ever made a decision a big

one, and then weeks later found yourself

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thinking, wait, did I actually do that?

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That's been my experience lately.

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My heart knows what to do, my body moves.

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I take action.

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Then my mind catches up

days or weeks later, still

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processing what just happened.

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I quit my job.

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I booked my residency visa

appointment at the consulate.

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I committed to projects that scared me.

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I said things out loud that I'd

been thinking quietly for years,

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and each time there's this moment

of, did I really just do that?

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Maybe it's the fast pace of the

world we live in, or maybe it's

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because I'm finally learning to

trust my instincts over my anxiety.

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Either way, I'm realizing

that sometimes you have to act

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first and understand later.

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There's something about the turn of

a new year that I've always loved.

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It's that energy of possibility,

a blank slate, a fresh start.

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The hope that this time

things might be different.

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I've always been drawn to wellness,

not the Instagram influencer kind

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with expensive supplements and juice

cleanses, but the deeper question, what

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does it actually mean to feel good?

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To be whole, to move through the

world with energy and intention.

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But here's the thing, I'm also

deeply skeptical of wellness culture.

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The diet industrial complex that profits

from our insecurities, the fat phobia that

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masquerades as health concern, the lack

of nuance, the absence of a holistic lens

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that considers mental health, systemic

barriers, and the realities of living

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in a body that's been through something.

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If you've been listening to

this podcast, you know my body

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has been through something.

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I completed treatment for

colorectal cancer in: 2023

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Three major surgeries,

chemotherapy, radiation.

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One of those surgeries pushed me

into surgical menopause at 52, and

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now I'm navigating what it means to

live in this new body, post-cancer,

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post menopause, with a heightened

awareness that the disease could return.

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Nutrition has become

central to my recovery.

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Not in a restrictive way, but in a, what

does my body actually need to thrive way

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I'm learning what gives me energy versus

what depletes me, what supports my gut

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health versus what inflames it, what

helps me sleep versus what keeps me wired.

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It's a journey.

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And honestly, I'm still catching

up to some of the decisions

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I've made along the way.

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Therapy has been one of the most

valuable tools in my healing, not just

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physically, but emotionally and mentally.

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For so long, I had an inner critic

that spoke to me with a cruelty

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I would never direct as someone.

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I love the voice that said I

wasn't doing enough, wasn't

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being enough, wasn't enough.

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Period.

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My therapist helped me shift from that

harsh self-judgment to something gentler.

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To curiosity instead of condemnation

to asking what's happening here

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instead of what's wrong with me.

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It's been transformative and bittersweet

because in letting go of old beliefs

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about who I should be, what I should

want, how I should move through the world,

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I've had to grieve the parts of myself.

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I used to be.

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I've learned that life isn't

binary, it's not right or wrong,

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good or bad, success or failure.

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It's nuanced, it's murky, it's

both and instead of either or.

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2023 was my year of endurance,

chemo, radiation, surgeries, grief,

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exhaustion that went bone deep.

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But it was also the year I

stopped waiting for permission.

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I followed creative impulses.

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I said no to things that didn't serve me.

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I embraced a new identity.

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Not the one I planned,

but the one I became.

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2024 and 2025 have been about integration.

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Learning to live in this new

normal, figuring out what wellness

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actually means for me now.

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And part of that has been

defining it on my own terms.

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So what is wellness to me right now?

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It's the balance between

movement and rest.

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And y'all know I take my rest seriously.

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It's making choices that align

with my values, not what diet

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culture tells me I should do.

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It's breath work, quite literally learning

to breathe more fully, more intentionally.

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It's being eager to learn while

staying skeptical, because here's the

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truth, I'm fascinated by wellness,

but I refuse to be naive about it.

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I'm concerned actually, I'm

frustrated and exhausted that

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wellness has become so politicized.

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The Make America healthy again.

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Movement has taken health

and turned it into a binary.

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Either you're with us or against us.

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Either you believe in modern medicine

or you believe in holistic healing.

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Either you trust the system

or you reject it entirely,

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but that's not how life works.

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That's not how bodies works.

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Modern medicine saved my life.

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Full stop.

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Chemotherapy, radiation, surgery.

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These interventions gave me a future

and daily medication has brought

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people I love out of despair.

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It's allowed them to breathe again.

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Walk again, see light again.

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It's given them the stability to

then make better choices about

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nutrition, movement, and self-care.

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But I'm also deeply concerned about our

food systems, the chemicals we're putting

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in our bodies, the plastics entering our

bloodstream, the pollution and oxidative

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stress of simply existing in this world.

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My brain fights with itself constantly

about how to navigate this space, how

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to be informed without being fearful.

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How to be critical without being cynical.

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How to advocate for change

without shame or judgment.

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During my three months in Portugal,

I had this sobering realization.

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We have a problem not just

in America, but globally.

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We're sick, we're tired, we're in pain.

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Physically, emotionally, mentally.

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We don't get enough sunlight.

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We sit too much.

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We're disconnected from our

bodies and from each other.

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We don't even breathe properly most

of the time, and I say this with

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the deepest compassion, many of

us are sad, even more are scared.

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Here's where I stand and

I'm not budging on this.

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Health should not be political.

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Healthcare should be equitable.

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Everyone deserves access to healthy

food, clean water, and accurate

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information about their bodies.

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Women in midlife should have real

evidence-based information about what's

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happening to them, not silence and shame.

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We shouldn't be poisoning ourselves

unwittingly, while corporations profit.

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These shouldn't be controversial

statements, but here we are.

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So how do I move forward with intention?

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I've embraced planning, not as

restriction, but as a tool for joy.

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Meal prep isn't about deprivation.

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It's about having nourishing food

ready when I'm too tired to cook.

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Scheduling movement isn't

about punishing my body.

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It's about feeling good in it.

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Spontaneity is beautiful, but preparation

doesn't diminish authenticity.

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It enhances it for the

first three months of: 2026

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I've set specific intentions,

understanding my energy

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patterns throughout the day.

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Moving my body four times a week in

ways that feel good, reevaluating my

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habits quarterly instead of annually

prioritizing rest as a non-negotiable.

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Notice what's not on that list.

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Weight loss, inches lost.

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Look, in a certain way.

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These goals are about how

I feel, not how I look.

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They're about optimizing my

energy, not shrinking my body.

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I know data can be

complicated for some people.

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Tracking is empowering.

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For others, it's triggering.

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I'm not particularly obsessive, so

occasionally checking my metrics and

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seeing what impacts them has been helpful.

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But I also know that for people

prone to obsessive thinking, tracking

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devices can create harmful loops.

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My advice use data intentionally,

but only if it serves you and if

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it stops serving you put it down.

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All of this, the wellness journey, the

skepticism, the intentionality, it comes

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down to one thing I'm choosing joy,

not toxic, positivity, not pretending

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everything is fine when it's not.

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But actively, intentionally, fiercely

choosing the things that bring me joy.

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And you know what brings me joy?

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Romance novels, they always have.

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They're my escape, my

education, my inspiration.

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They show me what's possible.

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They remind me what I deserve.

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They make me believe in happy

endings, not just for fictional

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characters, but for myself.

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So for 2026, I'm leaning all

the way into that joy, pure,

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unadulterated, unashamed joy.

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And that means being very

intentional about what I'm reading.

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Here are the books I'm most

excited about for: 2026

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Now I'm starting this list a little

differently because the first book

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I wanna talk about isn't a romance.

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I know, I know.

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Stay with me.

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But this one is special because it's

written by someone I had the privilege

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of working with early in my PR career.

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Amy Dubois Barnett, former editor-in-chief

of Honey Magazine and Teen Vogue.

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Amy is brilliant and I cannot wait to

get my hands on her debut novel If I

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rule the world by Amy Dubois Barnett.

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This is a fast-paced juicy peek behind

the curtain at the cutthroat world

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of hip hop music and the glamorous

magazine scene of the late: 1990

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it's written by the ultimate insider.

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It's 1999.

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Nikki Rose is the only black editor

at a prestigious fashion magazine,

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and she's been told one too many times

that black girls don't sell magazines.

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So she walks away and takes over sugar,

a struggling hip hop, music and lifestyle

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magazine with untapped potential.

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Nikki has six months to save

the magazine in her own dreams.

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She pulls all-nighters parties

with the era's most influential

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bad boys, and navigates the wealth,

decadence, and debauchery of a world.

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She's never experienced her

most dangerous challenge.

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Evading Alonzo Griffin, her very

married, very powerful ex-boyfriend

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and former boss who's determined

to destroy both her and sugar.

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Along the way, Nikki leans on loyal

friends and navigates unexpected

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romances that force her to reckon

with what and who she truly wants.

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This is a smart immersive romp

through one of the most dynamic

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eras in pop culture history.

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It's about ambition, friendship.

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Love and finding your own voice.

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I'm here for all of it.

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Second time around by ette, y'all

know I love Ette and this Second

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Chance Romance has everything I want.

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Janae Sanders is wary

of love after divorce.

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She's focused on her son

James and her besties in the

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savvy, sexy and single club.

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Romance.

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Not today, Satan.

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That is until Adam Henderson, her high

school heartthrob crashes back into

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her life at their 20 year reunion.

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Sparks fly immediately, but just

when Janae considers dating again,

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she discovers that Adam, now the

new superintendent, has slashed

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her son's beloved arts program.

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Instead of getting her groove

back, Janae gets her protest on.

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Adam is juggling a meddling father

school politics, and unbeknownst

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to him, Janae's Fury when they both

realize they've been dating the enemy.

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Janae gives Adam two choices,

restore the program or lose her.

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Adam proposes a third option one

weekend at his cabin to talk it all out.

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The funding, the old feelings, everything.

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Armed with sass, sarcasm, and a

suitcase full of emotional baggage.

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Janae and Adam discover that

sometimes love shows up in the most

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infuriating and unexpectedly sexy ways.

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This is exactly the kind

of grown folks romance.

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I need the bridge back

to you by Risk m Nielsen.

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Ex is inheriting a restaurant

together, say less.

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Olivia owes everything to Celia's Place.

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It's where she learned to be a great chef.

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It's also where she first fell

in love with Carmelo, whose

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mother owned the restaurant.

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But at 19, Olivia had a wanderlust she

couldn't deny, and Carmelo couldn't

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leave Celia's place behind any more

than he could force Olivia to stay.

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10 years later, Olivia is a

successful personal chef who's never

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stayed in one place for too long.

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When both she and Carmelo inherit shares

of Celia's place, he plans to buy her

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out quickly and painlessly, except Olivia

shows up ready to help run the restaurant.

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She finally has a chance to stay

in one place, build a home, and

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explore whether that home can

be with the one who got away.

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Carmelo has other plans.

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He's trying to drive Olivia

away, so she'll sign over her

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shares, but sparks begin to fly.

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Can they avoid the mistakes of the past?

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This emotional sparkling romance

about second chances in finding home

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has me completely hooked already.

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Score by Kennedy Ryan.

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Listen, Kennedy, Ryan could write

a grocery list and I pre-order

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it, but this the second book

in her Hollywood Renaissance

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series featuring Monk and Verity.

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I've been waiting for this.

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You never forget your first love.

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Verity Hill knows this intimately.

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She didn't just miss right monk, Bellamy

when they parted ways in college.

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She's been haunted by

his touch ever since.

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Every kiss, every lover, it's all

been a shadow of what they had.

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Monk doesn't believe

Time heals all wounds.

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He wasn't simply betrayed

when he and Verity split.

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He was devastated with parts of

him left behind in the ruins.

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More than a decade after their

disastrous breakup, they must work

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together on an epic Harlem Renaissance.

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Biopic with Monk creating the

score and verity pinning the.

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There's Oscar Buzz before

shooting even begins.

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This once in a lifetime project

could catapult them both to new

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heights, but can they put the past

behind them for the sake of the film?

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For the sake of something more.

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Kennedy Ryan writes,

love that, heals love.

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That's complicated and messy and real.

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I cannot wait for this one Big

Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen.

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This is the third and final book in

Danielle's Curve series, and I'm not

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ready to say goodbye to this world,

but I'm so ready for Jasmine's story.

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Jasmine Payne fled her hometown the minute

she graduated high school, leaving behind

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the fat Phobes who made her life hell.

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Her Haven was always her Aunt Addison,

and when her health takes a drastic turn,

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she insists Jazz should spice up her life.

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Emphasis on spice, but dating is

the last thing on Jazz's mind.

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Until Lamar Anderson sits next to her

at the local sports bar, he's sexy, fun,

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and refreshingly drama free With him,

she can pretend everything is all right,

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but as real life in truths, jazz has to

decide if she can leave the past where

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it belongs for a love she deserves.

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Danielle Allen writes Plus size

black women who are unapologetically

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confident, desired and centered.

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Her books remind us that we

deserve love, that sees us

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fully and chooses us completely.

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Struck Speechless by Tati Richardson,

book two in the Boss Chicks Village

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series, and I am here for it.

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Jackie Miles is a petite, powerhouse

sports agent who's built her

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empire on killer instincts,

designer stilettos, and tough skin.

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Aside from her French bulldog,

Peewee, and her boss Chick Village,

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she's perfectly content flying solo.

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Then Antonio Steele, the towering

former football star turned rival.

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Agent walks back into her life

and all hell breaks loose.

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Just when Jackie thinks she can handle

their explosive chemistry and complicated

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past, she mysteriously loses her voice.

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A cryptic stranger's message implies

she must quiet her tongue and listen

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with her heart to lift the spell.

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With a career defining client trip

to Mexico looming and only the

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devastatingly handsome Antonio as

backup, Jackie must learn to let go if

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only she could trust him to catch her.

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This magical realism meets romance

setup has me absolutely intrigued the

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missed connection by Tia Williams.

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Tia Williams is one of my all

time favorite authors, and

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this premise is everything.

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Sasha Cruz is a booked and busy casting

agent who's always casting at happy

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Hour, the post office, everywhere.

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She's all about finding the perfect

person for the perfect role.

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What she doesn't do?

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Relationships.

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Too much energy, not enough time.

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But when she's seated next to a

mysterious, brooding, handsome Italian

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man on a flight to Paris, sparks fly.

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They miss the chance to exchange

contact information, and now Sasha

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is convinced she's lost her soulmate.

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She enlists help to find c diff,

but accidentally emails the entire

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global company colleagues around the

world begin looking for him too with

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some finding love along the way.

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Meanwhile, Sasha hires a smoldering

detective who complicates

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matters in unforeseen ways.

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This intensely romantic deliciously

sexy tale about searching for

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connection in unexpected places

sounds absolutely perfect.

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Don't tell me how it ends.

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By Adrianne Thurman.

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This sparkling debut asks, can we

protect ourselves while falling in love?

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Kaya Harper may not have a plan for

her life, but she knows what she

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won't be doing, falling for somebody's

dusty son and promising forever.

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She'd rather spend the summer after

college having disappointing one night

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stands and watching crime show reruns.

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At least she knows how those stories end.

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But when her very pregnant and

newly single sister calls for help,

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Kaia stumbles back home and into

her sister's matchmaking business.

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If becoming the inaugural client

can distract her from what

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am I even doing with my life?

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She'll suffer through a few bad dates.

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When Roe Jackson finds Kaia stalled

on the side of the road, his steady

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disposition is exactly what she needs.

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A friend who can handle

her just as she is.

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But as RO talks kayah through a summer

of failed matches, she finds herself

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drawn to more than just his friendship.

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Kayah will have to decide what's more

important, needing to know the end of

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every story or jumping into the unknown.

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This one sounds hilarious and heartfelt.

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And rounding out my most anticipated list,

the Art of Loving You by Natasha Bishop.

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Hearts on the Fly by Tony Shiloh.

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A Love Worth Forever by Brianne Donna.

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Skate Till You Make It by Ru Farro Faith

Maura Break up for two by EM Wilson, the

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Summer Girlfriend by Christina Forrest.

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Like a summer love song by Naima

Simone Rich and Rotten by Jaque Jay.

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So that's my Wellness Journey and my

omance reading intentions for: 2026

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The thread, connecting them,

joy, intentionality, the refusal

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to shrink myself or my dreams.

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I'm choosing books that make me feel good.

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I'm choosing practices

that support my healing.

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I'm choosing to trust my instincts

even when my mind is still

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catching up and I'm choosing to

believe that rest is resistance.

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Joy is revolutionary, and

love for ourselves and for

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each other is always worth it.

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I'd love to hear what you're

most excited to read in: 2026

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What's on your TBR?

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What wellness practices are you exploring?

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Come find me on Threads or Instagram at

becoming Octavia and let's talk about it.

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resting, and keep choosing joy.

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