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Derry Girls – 3.06: Halloween

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Single Malt - Layla Reyne (Agents Irish & Whiskey, book 1)

Synopsis

Jump into Layla Reyne’s fan-favorite Whiskey Verse saga with Single Malt, the first book in Aidan and Jamie’s swoony M/M romantic suspense trilogy.

FBI agent Aidan “Irish” Talley had it all until a harrowing car crash left him with a heap of survivor’s guilt and a hole in his heart where his happily ever after used to be. Aiming to fill the void, he returns to work—and to a new partner. Charming, smart, and athletic, Jamie is the last thing Aidan’s bruised heart needs.

Cyber agent Jameson “Whiskey” Walker joined the Bureau three years ago and has pined for Aidan ever since. Working with the Irish expat is a fantasy and a challenge, one Jamie intends to win by earning the surly older agent’s trust and respect.

Except there’s no time for team building when a hack on a high-security biocontainment facility spirals into a larger terrorist threat. With targets on their backs, Aidan and Jamie are forced to trust each other as they’re pushed to the explosive edge. Even then, it may not be enough to save the thousands of lives at stake, including their own.

Competent heroes, action-packed thrills, and high-stakes romance blend together in this adrenaline-fueled first book of three, now in its second edition with a new cover and formatting and extended content.

My Thoughts

Aidan Talley is coming out of an extremely traumatic accident that flipped his entire life upside down. When he’s ready to get back to work, he finds himself in a new department, with a new partner, and one hell of a new case. And the most surprising of all of those things is how much he genuinely likes his new partner, Jameson Walker.

This book was a slow start, but I was drawn in by the characters immediately. Ones Aidan and Jamie get wrapped up in their case, it was non-stop. One twist after another, and completely action-packed. But it showed that Aidan and Jamie work very well together.

They tease, they taunt, and they banter, but at the end of the day, they prove that they can, and do, trust each other unconditionally. Time and again, they have each other’s backs through and through. It’s the kind of relationship that can really only be built from being thrown into extreme situations. And they were thrown into quite a few of them.

But it’s not just the trauma-bonding that makes them click. It’s the fact that their skills are complementary to each other. And they’re more than willing to learn from each other. And learn together. And they certainly get a healthy dose of both the deeper they get into their case.

The deeper they get into the case, the more they realize how much deeper everything goes – even down to the accident that inevitably changed Aidan’s life forever.

There are hints that there’s so much more at play. This case may be over, but there’s something else going on. Something far more terrifying and dangerous than anyone could have anticipated. And there seem to be secrets that will be coming to the surface.

As a series starter, I am incredibly intrigued. I want to continue this series. But at this time, I don’t have the mental capacity for this level of intensity. I plan to revisit this series when I have the mental capacity to do so. Because Aidan and Jamie are characters I don’t really want to let go yet.

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STACKEDextras ➙ So this is fun for you? Killing Dean over and over again?

3.11 Mystery Spot Written by Jeremy Carver & Emily McLaughlin Directed by Kim Manners Original Air Date: February 14, 2008

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getting a good grade in girl talk

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stiles ‘so done with your shit’ stilinski

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Alexis Rose + name drops

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NEW GIRL 6.22 – "Five Stars For Beezus"

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these guys

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THE GOOD PLACE (2016–2020) S02E04 | Existential Crisis

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Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke starring in Mary Poppins (1964) Dir. Robert Stevenson

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Protective Stiles

Give me unhinged Stiles. All human, full confidence, protective as fuck Stiles.

I want Stiles' name to be broadcasted on Nemeton weekly as the pack guardian. Not Emissary, not Protector Druid, just full, no holds barred— willing to die, happy to kill, will gut you like a fish if you touch my beta's and or alphas—Stiles.

Isaac and Stiles are bullshitting one day when Isaac says his "I spent my childhood locked in a freezer. How would I know how to be helpful?" And Stiles rolls his eyes.

"You can't use that every time Isaac." It's unfortunate that Aiden is walking passed them at that moment and he glares at the beta.

"It's where you belonged mutt." The twin hisses and Stiles is out of his seat so fast Scott doesn't have time to grab him. Cause sure, Stiles can't beat up Aiden but the werewolf can't heal his vision back if he's missing a goddamn eyeball. And it takes both Scott and Boyd to pull Stiles away before he stabs him in the face with a newly fashioned, mountain ash pencil.

Some new supernatural cat girl has been stalking Allison for weeks. Stiles at first tries to reason with her, tells her she's under Alpha McCalls protection and though she's a hunter Allison will leave her alone as long as she behaves. But Cat Girl won't have any of it and when she threatens to scalp Allison's 'pretty little head' Stiles runs her over with the jeep.

A werewolf with knowledge of the Hale pack comes back to town one day and is relentlessly harassing Derek. He blames him for the fire and Stiles happens to be out at the preserve when he hears the asshole talking about Kate. "Admit it Hale, you're glad they died! Selling your family out for one hard rut. Or did she make you the bitch?"

Neither notice Stiles and his metal bat wrapped in barbed wire and dipped in wolfsbane until he's on the guy. Derek watches in awestruck horror as Stiles beats the crap out of him. Human Stiles covered in blood and panting as he stands over the unconscious omega. He spits on the guy before turning to Derek and the alpha is both utterly terrified and completely turned on when narrowed and angry eyes look to him with concern and gentleness.

"Please don't listen to him Der. None of it was your fault."

Alpha Ito makes it her mission to warn any new supernatural travelers that Beacon Hills is protected by two packs and one human. "You may speak freely with Alpha Hale or Alpha McCall if there is a problem but I implore you, do not insult the fox."

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STACKEDextras ➙ You looked happy

12.11 Regarding Dean Written by Meredith Glynn Directed by John Badham Original Air Date: February 9, 2017

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GLEE ⏤ 2.22, "New York"

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M*A*S*H | 2.24 - "A Smattering of Intelligence"