HeyJaredAli's Happy Books
My newsletter sharing my favorite romance books and cookbooks aka happy books! Along with news and updates about my own books and recipes
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Are We Hanging Out Soon? (opens the original)
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💌 Life UpdatesThis newsletter was supposed to be a doozy of excitement— I’ve got events for The Apparent Trap! I’ve got giveaways! And all of that is still getting shared. But I’ve always been nothing but honest here (I’m not capable of anything else), and I have to admit this week turned into a hard one for me. I had to attend a family funeral that—while not totally unexpected—was hard and sad and required quick travel so I could be with my people. As always, though, books are what get me throu
A Weekend of Pure Effervescence (opens the original)
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💌 A Weekend in New York!This time of year always makes me think of the line from You’ve Got Mail when Joe (Tom Hanks) writes to Kathleen (Meg Ryan) and says he wishes he could send her a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils. There’s something in the air as kids go back to school and vacations end. But it’s been a little bit of hyperdrive for me because Thursday my kids went back to school, I went to a Robyn concert, then to the US Open and celebrated Rosh Hashana followed by a friend’s dance party
Don’t Fall for Big Pumpkin (opens the original)
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💌 It’s Still Summer!Hello to everyone who once again needs the annual reminder that September 1st it is not, in fact, pumpkin spice autumn time. Instead, everyone needs to remember that Summer (with a capital S, because let’s put respect on its name) actually goes until September 22nd. So eat those tomatoes and blueberries everyone. Don’t give in to Big Pumpkin. Maybe I’m also a little salty because my favorite annual vacation has come to an end. If you’ve followed me for a while you might know
It's Not Fall (Yet) (opens the original)
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💌 The Apparent TrapHappy depths of August to all the summer people like me! Hope you’re soaking up sun and enjoying giving the side eye to all the Halloween decorations already popping up.In some very exciting news, I am so thrilled to finally be able to share the pre-order campaign for The Apparent Trap! And this one is an absolute delight. You see, in the book, our main characters play a game of Trivial Pursuit, and I was thinking how fun it would be to make my own romance version. So that’s e
Let's start again, shall we? (opens the original)
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💌 Birthday ReflectionsI’m always taking stock this time of year because I’m a late July birthday baby and the annual moment of reflection always catches up to me. I just turned 41 last week, which is a hell of a lot less dramatic to ponder than turning 40– and if you’ve been following along for awhile, you’ll know that last year I attempted a bunch of stuff to mark the change of the decade (a list of 40 things like climbing to the top of the Statue of Liberty, driving a convertible, taking an ae
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