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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

Leap Day Books and Movies

Leap Day books, you ask? Well, in case you haven’t noticed, there’s an extra day in February this year. Yep, 2016 is a leap year, when we add an extra day to the calendar to keep our calendar year in sync with the astronomical calendar. Fun fact: the term “leap year” refers to the fact that holidays with fixed dates usually move forward one day of the week per year, but jump forward two days during a leap year. For example, Christmas Day (Dec. 25) was on a Thursday in 2014 and a Friday in 2015, but it will “leap” [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:04-07:00February 26th, 2016|Tags: |

Inked: Sexy Tattoo Romances

If you love a sexy bad-boy romance (and who doesn’t?), here’s the ultimate fantasy: tattoo romance novels! These books feature tough-looking nice guys, misunderstood rebels, and heartbroken hunks getting a second chance at love. Feeling inspired by all the tattoo romance? Get yourself a little temporary ink with these pretty metallic flash tattoos, or go hard with these temporary knuckle tattoos. Body, Ink, and Soul (Ink series Book 1) Author: Jude Ouvrard At 21, Phoenix Silverstone (yep) is spreading her wings, moving out of her strict mother’s house and escaping her rules and restrictions. “Nix” is working at a bar, [...]

2018-04-17T22:15:26-07:00February 24th, 2016|

Bookish Baking: Macaron Cookbooks

I’m hardly an expert baker, but I got a wild impulse on a recent rainy Saturday to try baking some pretty pink macarons (without any macaron cookbooks, naturally). The results were not what you’d call a success — although they tasted good — but my failure has inspired me to do some more macaron research and try again. If you want to learn to make these airy pastel confections, start with these beautifully photographed macaron cookbooks. And don’t forget this adorable macaron sticky note set, so you can flag recipes and make notes while you work! Ladurée Macarons Author: Vincent [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:04-07:00February 18th, 2016|
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