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theawkwardterrier · 4 years

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Ship game

Rules: Movie/TV ship questions, no repeats, answer with a gif. (I couldn’t make my own, but I’ve credited below.)

Honored to be tagged for this by the fabulous @nevertothethird and my wonderful meme partner, @lavellenchanted. Let’s talk ships!

1. First Ship ↳ Jack/Sue, Sue Thomas FBEye

This show used to air at random times on my local UPN station and I was - completely inexplicably - wild for it. My best friend and I would call each other frantically if we happened to catch it when it was on. A big part of my interest? This very chaste pair of coworkers who wanted to be something more! (Gif via @suethomasfbeye)

2. First OTP ↳ Buffy/Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Cannot tell you how completely gone I was for this ship for essentially all of high school. Was it the soulmates aspect? The Yearning™ because they couldn’t be together? Their sweetness and encouragement toward each other, the way they relied on each other despite everything? My enormous thing for David Boreanaz? (It couldn’t have been my total 😍 for the symbolism of the cross burned into Angel’s chest in 1x07 - I was not astute enough to appreciate it until later.) Regardless, I spent much of driver’s ed when I was 16 writing a full on treatise about how they were meant for each other. Still do not drive, but they’re still with me, so I think I took care of the important stuff. (Gif via @buffysummers)

3. Current Fave Ship ↳ Elizabeth/Henry, Madam Secretary

It’s not a huge surprise that I got into this show, considering my love of The West Wing and my past as a college aged Good Wife fan, but I was shocked at how absolutely wonderful this ship was. I’m always here for functional married couples, and they are a prime example of believing in each other, having complementary values, communicating, and sticking together through everything. I’m about it. (Gif via @beautifuldisastr)

4. Your Ship Since the First Minute ↳ Booth/Brennan, Bones

I purposefully picked a gif from the first Bones episode I ever watched (2x04, The Blonde in the Game) because from the second they walked through those woods arguing about the possibility of having a pig for a pet, I was gone for them - and they didn’t even get together for another four seasons. The show shifted tone in later years in a way that I wasn’t totally on board with, but at the core, their bickering and chemistry and rock-solid partnership remained a draw for me. (Gif via @becauseyoulovemebb)

5. Ship You Wish Had Been Endgame ↳ Mary/Marshall, In Plain Sight

Y’all. It makes no sense that these two didn’t end up together. I rewatched somewhat recently and liked Abigail much better this time around, but these two had a best friendship that was extremely obviously a romance, and they passed it over to stick them with random others. (Gif via @browncoatgrl221b)

6. Ship You Wish Was Canon ↳ Sam/Ainsley, The West Wing

The idea of the principled Republican doesn’t exactly carry the same meaning these days, but I’m with Aaron Sorkin: not keeping Emily Proctor on West Wing was a huge mistake. Watching these two characters walk and talk through disagreeing on nearly everything and still managing to be friends of a sort is an unexpected joy of any rewatch. (Gif via @donnajosh)

7. Ship that Most of the Fandom Hates, but You Love ↳ Rory/Logan, Gilmore Girls

I’m not completely alone in shipping them, but Jess is definitely the more popular Rory boyfriend and Logan gets a LOT of hate. And in some ways I get it, but my heart belongs to these two beautiful messes who filled my life with adorable moments of banter and affection as they learned to be in a relationship. (They were also a candidate for “different storyline” - where was my revival non-cheating media power couple, Palladinos? Where was it?????????) (Gif via @rosedatlantis)

8. You Don’t Even Watch the Show, but You Ship It ↳ Jim/Pam, The Office

Mike Schur is my guy, but The Office has always been too awkward for me to handle. Still, if I ever force myself to watch, getting to see these two will have been a big factor in the decision. They look adorable, and history has shown that I’m wild for a sweet Schur relationship! (Gif via @bymine)

9. Ship That You Wish Had a Different Storyline ↳ Dawson/Casey, Chicago Fire

Part of the reason their relationship turned out the way it did was because of behind the scenes real world stuff, but I would have absolutely loved for Dawson to stick around and for them to figure out their issues (and maybe even eventually build a family). Also for them to have gone through just a touch less Drama™! My brother was recently binging the show and as I watched over his shoulder I found that I didn’t remember about 400 fairly large obstacles and random soap opera plots they added in for them. (Gif via @jayhalsstead)

10. Fave Ship That’s Endgame ↳ Steve/Peggy, MCU

It’s gotta be them, ya know? It was in the prompt. I’ve been extremely #blessed to have a lot of endgame or at least canon ships (Ben/Leslie from Parks and Rec? Matt/Julie from Friday Night Lights? Parker/Hardison on Leverage? Logan/Veronica on Veronica Mars since they got married and lived happily ever after and nothing else? Jake/Amy from Brooklyn 99? DON/SLOAN ON THE NEWSROOM??????), but the surprise and delight of these two finding their way back to each other? Unparalleled. A joy. 10000/10. (Gif via @onscreenkisses)

I’ll tag @mediocre-mee, @sisforsammi, @nightlocktime, @thesokovianaccords, and anyone else who wants to do it!

#Leah memes #really reflecting my homegrown functional pairing values here #you know that post about how great vanilla relationships are? that's me #bore me with sweet affection and supportiveness!!!

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lgbtqiahistoricalromance · 5 years

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LGBTQIA+ Historical Romances For Fools in Love - “We are are all fools in love.” - *Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice

HEA novels with MCs going against their "better" judgment for love, second chance romances, and healing hearts.

Invitation to the Dance by Tamara Allen

- After trading his tranquil Staten Island existence for a flat in the city and an editorial position at the New York Herald, William Nesmith anticipates as easy and uneventful a transition from bachelorhood to marriage—as soon as he's prepared to ask the vivacious Violet Chapin for her hand. Though Violet longs to climb the social ladder Will scorns, she seems willing to wait for him—and wait she must, for Will intends to make his way without the assistance of Violet's well-to-do connections. Whether that's a vow he can keep comes into question when he runs afoul of Charlie Kohlbeck, a capricious reporter with a keen eye for a story and the flexible ethics to dig up any secret, whether hidden in Manhattan's darkest corners or the grand marble halls of its social elite. When Will is ordered to work with him so they'll come to better appreciate each other's talents, Charlie takes him along on the hunt for an interview with the elusive Lord Belcourt. It's a meeting every reporter in town is after, but Charlie gains an audience by introducing Will as one of the wealthy California Nesmiths—a lie that sets Will on a path up the social ladder at a speed no respectable gentleman could stomach. Offered his own society column if he prolongs the charade, Will wants nothing more than to escape the bevy of eager debutantes on his trail and make peace with a very vexed Violet. But when he helps a shy heiress menaced by swindlers, he's caught in a tangled web turned dangerous and must put his faith in Charlie Kohlbeck—who may possibly prove the one road to ruin Will is defenseless to resist.

Downtime by Tamara and James Allen

- On assignment in London, FBI Agent Morgan Nash finds himself moments away from a bullet through the heart when the case he's working goes awry. But fate has other plans, he discovers when he wakes in a world far removed from his own. At work cataloguing ancient manuscripts in the British Museum, Ezra Glacenbie inadvertently creates the magic that pulls Morgan out of the twenty-first century and into the nineteenth. It's an impromptu vacation which may become permanent when the spellbook goes missing. Further upsetting Morgan's search for a way home is the irresistible temptation to investigate the most notorious crime of the nineteenth century. But it's the unexpected romance blossoming between Morgan and Ezra that becomes the most dangerous complication of all.

False Colors by Alex Beecroft

- 1762, The Georgian Age of Sail: For his first command, John Cavendish is given a ship—the HMS Meteor—and a crew, both in need of repair and discipline. He’s determined to make a success of their first mission, and hopes the well-liked lieutenant Aelfstan Donwell will stand by his side as he leads his new crew into battle: stopping the slave trade off the coast of Algiers.

Alfie knows their mission is futile, and that their superiors back in England will use the demise of this crew as impetus for war with the Ottoman Empire. But the darker secret he keeps is his growing attraction for his commanding officer—a secret punishable by death.

With the arrival of his former captain—and lover—on the scene of the disastrous mission, Alfie is torn between the security of his past and the uncertain promise of a future with the straight-laced John.

Against a backdrop of war, intrigue, and personal betrayal, the high seas will carry these men through dangerous waters from England to Africa to the West Indies in search of a safe harbor.

Provoked by Joanna Chambers (Enlightened Book One) and Beguiled (Book Two)

- Tormented by his forbidden desires for other men and the painful memories of the childhood friend he once loved, lawyer David Lauriston tries to maintain a celibate existence while he forges his reputation in Edinburgh’s privileged legal world. But then, into his repressed and orderly life, bursts Lord Murdo Balfour. Cynical, hedonistic and utterly unapologetic, Murdo could not be less like David. And as appalled as David is by Murdo’s unrepentant self-interest, he cannot resist the man’s sway. Murdo tempts and provokes David in equal measure, forcing him to acknowledge his physical desires. But Murdo is not the only man distracting David from his work. Euan MacLennan, the brother of a convicted radical David once represented, approaches David to beg him for help. Euan is searching for the government agent who sent his brother to Australia on a convict ship, and other radicals to the gallows. Despite knowing it may damage his career, David cannot turn Euan away. As their search progresses, it begins to look as though the trail may lead to none other than Lord Murdo Balfour, and David has to wonder whether it’s possible Murdo could be more than he seems. Is he really just a bored aristocrat, amusing himself at David’s expense, or could he be the agent provocateur responsible for the fate of Peter MacLennan and the other radicals?

Band Sinister by KJ Charles

- Sir Philip Rookwood is the disgrace of the county. He’s a rake and an atheist, and the rumours about his hellfire club, the Murder, can only be spoken in whispers. (Orgies. It’s orgies.) Guy Frisby and his sister Amanda live in rural seclusion after a family scandal. But when Amanda breaks her leg in a riding accident, she’s forced to recuperate at Rookwood Hall, where Sir Philip is hosting the Murder. Guy rushes to protect her, but the Murder aren’t what he expects. They’re educated, fascinating people, and the notorious Sir Philip turns out to be charming, kind—and dangerously attractive. In this private space where anything goes, the longings Guy has stifled all his life are impossible to resist...and so is Philip. But all too soon the rural rumour mill threatens both Guy and Amanda. The innocent country gentleman has lost his heart to the bastard baronet—but does he dare lose his reputation too?

Jackdaw by KJ Charles

- If you stop running, you fall. Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief…and for six months, he was the love of police constable Ben Spenser’s life. Until his betrayal left Ben jailed, ruined, alone, and looking for revenge. Ben is determined to make Jonah pay. But he can’t seem to forget what they once shared, and Jonah refuses to let him. Soon Ben is entangled in Jonah’s chaotic existence all over again, and they’re running together—from the police, the justiciary, and some dangerous people with a lethal grudge against them. Threatened on all sides by betrayals, secrets, and the laws of the land, can they find a way to live and love before the past catches up with them? Warning: Contains a policeman who should know better, a thief who may never learn, Victorian morals, heated encounters, and a very annoyed Stephen Day.

Her Hardest Choice by Jesalin Creswell (f/f!)

- Lady Vivian is tired of grieving her husband and tries to move on with her life. It isn’t long before she meets a younger woman, Millie, who knows what she wants and goes after it. But, Lady Vivian is unsure how to proceed, because she knows how much she’ll be giving up if she chooses to love Millie.

The Gentleman’s Keeper by Summer Devon

- Confronting the darkness of his past, Gerard finds the light of his future. When an orphan bearing the unmistakable stamp of his family's features shows up at his country estate, Everett Gerard, who has successfully avoided his ancestral estate for years, must return to the Abbey. But unexpected surprises and delights await him in a place he'd loathed since a terrible incident he'd witnessed years before. Miles Kenway is content in his role as the Abbey’s bailiff, until his even-keeled life is disrupted by the arrival of a bastard child dumped on his doorstep. Miles’s anger at Gerard’s negligence of both estate and child erupts when servant and master meet in person for the first time. Heated arguments about the land and the orphan’s future only mask their intense and growing attraction--but giving into desire threatens to destroy the delicate balance of master and servant. Just as the wild lad has come to trust his new caretakers, his security with them is thrown into peril. Can the two men who’ve come to love the odd boy find a way to protect him and create a home?

Heat Stroke by Taylor V Donovan

- At twenty-one years old, Richard Lewis Bancroft was on the fast track to fame and fortune. An award-winning start on the Broadway stage led him to the silver screens of Hollywood, where his star began to rise, and his heart fell hard for professional baseball sensation, Manuel Guzman. But there was no script for living out loud with the man of his dreams in the world of 1964. Then Richard disappeared without a trace. Forty years later, Michael Spencer discovered a journal in his grandmother's attic that would change his life forever, and quite possibly, solve the mysterious disappearance of Richard Lewis Bancroft.

Unchained by Ainsley Gray (On the darkside...)

- If he takes their life, they can never truly leave. That's the mantra Noah Wilmington has lived by for years. He picks up whores and deviants from the local taverns, enjoys their company for an evening...and then hides their bodies in the woods. Edward Yorke has approached the same man in the same public house time and again, never deterred by the cool dismissal he receives. There's something about Noah that calls to him. A shared pain, a shared sadness... But Noah doesn't trust himself. It's too risky to permit someone too close, and Edward is the one person in the world whose life Noah wants to spare. So, every time Edward has asked to buy him a drink, Noah declines. Then one night, out of sheer loneliness, that "no" becomes a "yes." When Edward's night with him sheds light on some of Noah's dark secrets, Noah cannot simply let him walk out the door. But if he doesn't want Edward dead, and he can't let him leave, only one option really remains...

The Replacement Husband by Eliot Grayson

- Goddess-blessed Owen Honeyfield is destined to enjoy perfect good fortune, and the arrival of handsome and eligible Tom Drake in his country town appears to be just the latest manifestation. Tom’s proposal is the fulfillment of Owen’s desires, but Owen is left heartbroken and at the mercy of Arthur, Tom’s disapproving elder brother, when his betrothal takes a disastrous turn. His reputation ruined and his bright future shattered, Owen must choose between loneliness and practicality. Arthur Drake has taken responsibility for Tom’s scandalous behavior all their lives. He doesn’t think much of his brother's engagement, knowing that even Owen’s sweetness won’t be enough to influence Tom for the better. When Tom’s impulsive selfishness threatens to ruin the lives of everyone involved, Arthur has only one honorable choice. He'll need to repair the damage Tom has done and fight for his own happiness, knowing all the while he may never be able to take Tom’s place in Owen’s heart.

A Dangerous Love by Olivia Hampton (f/f!)

- Renee Harding fought hard to get off her family’s red clay dirt farm, and no way is she ever going back. She’s settled into bustling Meeks, Alabama and into her job as a schoolteacher.

She’s sure that she has everything she could ever want: a job, a pretty little cottage all to herself and enough money to pay her bills with a little left over. Independence. Freedom. Everything a modern young woman could want.

Amelia swore she’d never return to her hometown of Meeks, Alabama. Why would she? The scandal that rocked her world and left her life forever changed also changed her as a person, and the memories of that terrible time in her life still linger.

But she’s tired of running, and tired of not having a real home. She’s back and she’s just purchased the worst, most run-down house in Meeks. It’s a crazy decision, but it feels right.

Two women. One forbidden love.

And a town filled with shattering secrets, secrets that could destroy both Amelia and Renee forever.

Lover’s Knot by Donald Hardy (Another darkside novel...)

- Jonathan Williams has inherited Trevaglan Farm from a distant relative. With his best friend, Alayne, in tow, Jonathan returns to the estate to take possession, meet the current staff, and generally learn what it’s like to live as the landed gentry now. He’d only been there once before, fourteen years earlier. But that was a different time, he’s a different person now, determined to put that experience out of his mind and his heart….The locals agree that Jonathan is indeed different from the lost young man he was that long ago summer, when he arrived at the farm for a stay after his mother died. Back then the hot summer days were filled with sunshine, the nearby ocean, and a new friend, Nat. Jonathan and the farmhand had quickly grown close, Jonathan needing comfort in the wake of his grief, and Nat basking in the peace and love he didn’t have at home. But that was also a summer of rumors and strange happenings in the surrounding countryside, romantic triangles and wronged lovers. Tempers would flare like a summer lightning storm, and ebb just as quickly. By the summer’s end, one young man was dead, and another haunted for life. Now Jonathan is determined to start anew. Until he starts seeing the ghost of his former friend everywhere he looks. Until mementos of that summer idyll reappear. Until Alayne’s life is in danger. Until the town’s resident witch tells Jonathan that ghosts are real. And this one is tied to Jonathan unto death…

Diplomatic Relations by JL Langley

- Dalton Fairfax, Lord Ashbourne, has always flaunted the rules of Regelence high society. Despite being the heir to the Marquess of Ravensburg, and cousin to the Townsend princes, Dalton found his calling in the military, first in the Intergalactic Navy and now the Regelence Special Regiment. Finally home, and in the same city as the parents he seeks to avoid, Dalton jumps at the chance to help his planet by taking on the role of bodyguard to the heir of the Duke of Eversleigh.

Blaise Thompson, Viscount Redding, strives to prove himself worthy of carrying on the Eversleigh legacy as the next Regelence IN council member. Maintaining his stellar reputation isn’t easy for Blaise, especially while keeping his outrageous younger brother in line and foiling his rival’s personal attacks. Ever conscious of living up to his responsibilities, Blaise has no time for romance, not even with a lusty special forces soldier.

But opposites don’t just attract… they sizzle. And when the only way to stop a scandal that threatens them both is to compromise their principles, Blaise and Dalton are forced to confront the risk of losing everything… even each other.

Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon (Doyle and Spain Book One)

- Los Angeles, 1943

Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won't stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself. Lieutenant Matthew Spain's official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he's saying. But that's not the only reason Matt takes notice of the handsome journalist. Matt's been drawn to men before, but he must hide his true feelings—or risk his entire career. As Nathan digs deeper, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay one step ahead of Matt Spain—and to deny his intense attraction to him. Nathan's secrets may not include murder, but has his hunt put him right in the path of the real killer?

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann (Warning, this is the dark side of the madness...)

- In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religious and political discontent, has erupted into violence and terror. Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers dream of rebuilding their lives when the fighting is over. But the shattering events of war will overtake them.

A darkly erotic tale of passion and obsession, As Meat Loves Salt is a gripping portrait of England beset by war. It is also a moving portrait of a man on the brink of madness. Hailed as a masterpiece, this is a novel by a most original new voice in fiction.

The Gentleman and the Lamplighter by Summer Devon (This novella is so sweet, because in their own ways, both MCs are widowers, and heal when they find each other.)

- You Can’t Walk Away from Love. Destroyed by the death of his former schoolmate yet unable to show it publicly, Giles Fullerton has taken to walking the streets of London in the middle of the night, the only time he can safely mourn the only person he’s ever loved–until one chance meeting with a lamplighter changes everything….

But You Can Walk Toward It… Widower John Banks knows a thing or two about grief, and immediately recognizes a kindred spirit when he finally meets the handsome, haunted gentleman he’s admired from afar. And in fact, the two men discover shared passions and the possibility of a forever love–if they can overcome social taboos, and their own fears….

The Two Lords of Wealdhant Manor by Katherine Marlowe

- Algernon Clarke risked everything investing in new technologies, but the collapse of his investments has brought him to the brink of ruin. Just when he thinks debtor’s prison is inevitable, he receives a visit from Mr. Sutton, railway solicitor, with paperwork to indicate that Algernon is the long-lost heir of Wealdhant Manor. The railway needs a portion of Wealdhant lands in order to lay their locomotive tracks, and Algernon is in no position to look a gift horse in the mouth. He accepts the inheritance at once, heading off to settle the railway’s affairs.

The situation he finds in distant Lincolnshire is far more complex than he was led to believe, and Algernon is soon at odds with the gruffly handsome groundskeeper whom the village folk refer to as “Lord Jasper.” As the railway’s deadline approaches, Algernon struggles to forge an alliance with Jasper Waltham, to protect the people of the village, and to make peace with the restless ghosts of Wealdhant Manor. Clean romance, no cheating, standalone novel.

A Scot’s Surrender by Lily Maxton (The Townsends Book Three)

- When his brother leaves him in charge of Llynmore Castle, Robert Townsend is determined to make everything go smoothly. What does it matter if he's inexplicably drawn to Ian Cameron, the estate’s stoic steward? Robert is sure he can ignore the way the Highlander's apparent dislike of him gets under his skin. They'll muddle along just fine so long as they avoid one another. An excellent plan…until a fire forces Ian into the castle—and Robert's personal space.

Ian Cameron has worked for everything he owns, unlike spoiled Robert Townsend. And he may not have friends, but he has the Highlands and the stars, and what more could he really need? But when a guest's stolen possession appears in his room, he doesn't have much choice but to admit to the handsome and aggravatingly charming Townsend brother that he needs help. To solve this mystery, they'll have to put aside their differences. And as Ian learns more about Robert, he'll have to guard his heart…or it may be the next thing stolen.

The Heat of the Moment by Ruby Moone

- Milo Callan is convinced the disease that ravaged his legs and left him in a wheelchair as a child has damaged something inside him because, as he grows to adulthood, he only becomes aroused by men. His secluded life means he’s convinced he is alone in this until the day Robert Grange, his temporary valet, rescues him from his life inside and takes him into the summer heat, changing his life forever beneath the shade of an ancient tree.

Overwhelmed, confused, and helplessly in love, Milo struggles to deal with his feelings and pushes Robert away time after time.

When Robert can bear it no longer, he decides to leave. Beside himself with grief, can Milo find the strength to believe in himself and accept their love? Will he be able to convince Robert to stay, or has he pushed Robert away for the last time?

Mask of the Highwaywoman by Niamh Murphy (f/f!)

- Evelyn Thackeray, the spirited daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, is en route to meet her future husband, when a gang of vicious outlaws attacks her stagecoach. In spite of Evelyn’s terror, she is intrigued by the leader of the gang, a beautiful Highwaywoman called Bess. Increasingly entranced by Bess and the prospect of adventure, Evelyn puts up little resistance when she is kidnapped. However, she begins to suspect there is a lot more to her captor than she initially thought and what started as a light-hearted escapade rapidly turns into a desperate escape and a frantic struggle for survival.

Hold Fast by Sebastian Nothwell

- Morgan Turner, agent to the Winthrop estate, owes everything to his benefactor. When the late baronet’s will tasks him with finding the lost heir and making a gentleman of him, he is determined to succeed. Thirteen years ago, Evelyn Winthrop ran away to sea. Now that his hated patriarch is dead, the ancestral home he returns to is more shadowed than what he left behind. Ungrateful relations and old friends alike tie a knot of scandal and depravity only a sailor could hope to unravel. And all the while, the siren song of the sea calls him to return at the first opportunity. Neither man anticipated forming more tender attachments. To Evelyn, his unexpectedly handsome agent is the only thing anchoring him to shore. He sees a captain’s soul within Morgan, and his heart is caught upon the hook of command—if only Morgan would return his affections. To Morgan, his new employer’s charms threaten to tear down the thorns that have grown around his heart—thorns he cultivated to restrain his unnatural instincts. When the estate and all who live there are threatened by a maelstrom of bitter secrets and sinister plots, it is down to Morgan to take command, down to Evelyn to hold fast, and down to them both to navigate their own treacherous sea.

Madcap Masquerade by Persephone Roth

- The Randwick family is as noble as any but lives in greatly reduced circumstances. When Loel Woodbine, Duke of Marche and heir to three fortunes, makes an offer for Miss Valeria Randwick's hand, it seems like a godsend, but the young lady has already promised her heart to another-and a commoner, at that. Desperate to avoid the marriage, Valeria concocts a wild scheme that depends upon the good graces of her monastery-raised brother, Valentine. When the prospective groom sees through the ruse, he surprises Valentine by agreeing to cooperate. But can Marche and Valentine fool London society while dealing with an accusation of murder and the distracting fascination between them?

It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian (Seducing the Sedgwicks Book One)

- Some of Ben Sedgwick’s favorite things:

Helping his poor parishioners

Baby animals

Shamelessly flirting with the handsome Captain Phillip Dacre

After an unconventional upbringing, Ben is perfectly content with the quiet, predictable life of a country vicar, free of strife or turmoil. When he’s asked to look after an absent naval captain’s three wild children, he reluctantly agrees, but instantly falls for the hellions. And when their stern but gloriously handsome father arrives, Ben is tempted in ways that make him doubt everything.

Some of Phillip Dacre’s favorite things:

His ship

People doing precisely as they're told

Touching the irresistible vicar at every opportunity

Phillip can’t wait to leave England’s shores and be back on his ship, away from the grief that haunts him. But his children have driven off a succession of governesses and tutors and he must set things right. The unexpected presence of the cheerful, adorable vicar sets his world on its head and now he can’t seem to live without Ben’s winning smiles or devastating kisses.In the midst of runaway children, a plot to blackmail Ben’s family, and torturous nights of pleasure, Ben and Phillip must decide if a safe life is worth losing the one thing that makes them come alive.

False Engagement by Hollis Shiloh (Marrying Men Book One)

- Vander and Michael loved one another once. Now, Vander is back from a long time at sea, getting his estate in order, and Michael is on the hunt for a rich husband so he can avoid debtor's prison. But when a severe social faux pas leads to a false engagement between the two, there is a great deal at stake. Desperate and sarcastic Michael and severe, far from wealthy Vander find their options closing in and their time running out. Certainly, falling in love again would be a mistake beyond the pale.

Smoke & Mirrors by Vesper St. Clair (Gilded LilysBook One)

- 1920s New York: A mobster and a medium, thrown together by tragedy, struggle to escape violence and their own troubled pasts – but they can’t escape what’s growing between them. After his brother was killed on his watch, mob enforcer Frank Valdea knows exactly what it’s like to be haunted. But that doesn’t mean he actually believes in ghosts, no matter how much some blue-eyed, silver-tongued – and incredibly sexy – con artist calling himself the Illusive Kasimir seems to know about his past. Frank is less than thrilled when his boss, the head of the Brunetti crime family, insists on wasting his money and time with a so-called medium. But after a brutal attack during a séance leaves his boss dead, he finds himself stuck with the disturbingly attractive Kasimir as they’re forced together on the run from unknown assailants. The last thing Frank needs is another doomed love affair with a man he can’t trust. Especially since he’s been tasked with hunting down whoever ordered the hit on his boss. But now, to salvage the Brunetti family – and his own broken heart – he’ll have to take a chance on Kasimir, and hope the man can exorcise more than just his ghosts.

Broken Blades by Aleksandr Voinov and LA Witt

- They only had one night together—a stolen interlude at the 1936 Olympics. After Mark Driscoll challenged Armin Truchsess von Kardenberg to a good-natured fencing match, there was no resisting each other. Though from different worlds—an Iowa farm boy and a German aristocrat—they were immediately drawn together, and it was an encounter neither has ever forgotten. Now it’s 1944, and a plane crash in hostile territory throws them back together, but on opposite sides of a seemingly endless war. Facing each other as opponents is one thing. As enemies, another thing entirely. And to make matters worse, Mark is a POW, held in a cold, remote castle in Germany … in a camp run by Armin. They aren’t the young athletes they were back then. The war has taken much from them, leaving both gray beyond their years, shell-shocked, and battered. The connection they had back then is still alive and well, though, and from the moment Mark arrives, they’re fencing again—advancing, retreating, testing defenses. Have they been given a second chance? Or have time and a brutal war broken both of them beyond repair?

* To this day, I still think Charlotte was in love with Lizzie...

#historical romance #lgbt romance #m/m romance #f/f romance

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georgieharrisons · 5 years

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8 People I’d Like to Know Better

I’ve been tagged by @astarkey thanks so much!

Name/Alias: liz

Birthday: july 22

Zodiac sign: i was born after the constellation of cancer set but before the constellation of leo rose so i’m either both or neither depending on how you slice it

Height: 5′4

Hobbies: what’s a hobby lmao. i guess i like to read. i do cardio pilates but i don’t consider it a hobby because i hate it i’m just trying not to die. is playing pokemon go a hobby?

Favorite colors: black.

Last song listened to: don’t lose ur head by christine modestou (from the six studio cast recording)

Last film watched: toy story 4. didn’t like it, it made me feel bad.

Inspiration for muse: i don’t think i have a muse. like bobby kennedy is my real life hero but i don’t like write songs about him or anything

Meaning behind your url: ben hargreeves from the umbrella academy

Currently reading: hope never dies by andrew shaffer

Dream job: supreme court justice, white house chief of staff, actor, or singer

Top three ships: chelhani, josh/sam, kisa/carlos

Lipstick or chapstick: chapstick

I tag: @ainsley-hayes-seaborn @eizagonzalezs @stevehearttington @emilyblame @three-cheers-for-sweet-babuse @puppybearuniverse @stevesharington @ghostlygal but only if y’all want to no pressure

Thanks again for tagging me!! 💕

#tagged things

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stale-sandcastle · 5 years

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So I’m finally getting on here using a laptop

and @ainsley-hayes-seaborn has tagged me in 2 things so I’m going to go ahead and put those under a read more. I’m also not tagging anybody bc I honestly don’t even know who uses this website anymore so,,, sorry.

Rules: Answer these questions and tag nine blogs you want to know better!

Favorite color: Blue. but I also like purple, deep reds like maroon, and blush pinks.

Top 3 ships: I really don’t have any but I guess SSA Dr. Spencer Walter Reid x A HAPPY FUCKING LIFE

Lipstick or Chapstick: Lipstick 100%

Last movie I watched: Back Fork

Currently reading: The Miss Peregrine’s series.

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the second tag thing was

meme: post your 6 celeb crushes and tag 6 people

(In no particular order, and none of the gifs are mine. they were all found on google)

1) Matthew Gray Gubler

2) Stale Sandbech

3) Sammy Blais

4) Ben Cook

5) Derek Klena

6) Paget Brewster

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andallthatmishigas · 6 years

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TWW and Spooks for the fandom thing!

The West Wing

the first character i ever fell in love with: Jed Bartlet

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: Sam Seaborn

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: Josh/Amy

my ultimate favorite character™: Jed Bartlet

prettiest character: Abbey Bartlet

my most hated character: Mandy Hampton

my OTP: Jed/Abbey

my NOTP: Toby/CJ

favorite episode: Game On

saddest death: LEO

favorite season: s1

least favorite season: s5

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: Sam?

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: Sam lmao

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: DONATELLA

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: Sam/Ainsley maybe?

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: Zoey/Charlie

Spooks

the first character i ever fell in love with: Tessa

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: Adam

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: none?

my ultimate favorite character™: Harry Pearce

prettiest character: Ruth Evershed

my most hated character: Mace

my OTP: Ruth/Harry

my NOTP: Adam/Ros

favorite episode: 10.1

saddest death: we aren’t going to talk about this

favorite season: s4 I think

least favorite season: s9

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: Zoe

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: Connie

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: Zaf

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: Ros/Jo

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: Jo/Ben

#doctoraliceharvey

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onceandfuturekiki · 8 years

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I guess this is an appropriate post for Valentine’s day...

A couple of weeks ago someone asked if I could post a list of all the ships I have that are canon and all of the ships I have that fanon. This turned into something of an endeavor as I struggled to categorize some of them and ended up with a variety of categories, as there are the unambiguous canon ships that got together and the unambiguous fanon ships that were never written as romantic, but also things like ships that got together but didn’t end up together for one reason or another, ships that were written romantically but someone died before they could get together and so on.

So these are the categories I came up with:

Canon - ended up together

Canon - currently together on an ongoing show

Canon - Got together but broke up

Canon - Got together but one or both died

Written with romantic intent but never got together

Written with romantic intent but difficult to categorize (due to intentionally problematic framing, etc.)

Completely fanon

Currently too ambiguous to categorize

There are a few that I had a hard time categorizing for various reasons and I made a note of that when it applied. There are also some shows that I stopped watching or haven’t caught up on so I don’t know the current status of the ship and what is listed is what the status was when I last saw the show. I also made note of those cases.

This is just ships from the shows I’ve watched/listened to (as I a including podcasts). It does not include ships from books, movies, plays, comics, etc. And it doesn’t include any soap ships, which would be a massive list on its own and would only have one ship in the “Canon- ended up together” category.

I’ve been shipping for a long, long time so it’s entirely possible that I still left some ships off the list.

This is in no kind of alphabetical order or anything like that. I might work on doing that later.

Naturally, considering the categories, there are some big spoilers for a variety of shows. Continue at your own risk.

Canon- ended up together

Joanie/Jane, Deadwood

Shelly/Bobby, Twin Peaks

Josh/Donna, The West Wing

CJ/Danny, The West Wing

Jed/Abby, The West Wing

Charlie/Zoey, The West Wing

Phryne/Jack, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

Ned/Chuck, Pushing Daisies

Jeff/Annie, Community

Desmond/Penny, Lost

Bobbi/Hunter, Agents of SHIELD

Penny/Dagr, Caper

Laurie/Travis, Cougartown

Karen/Nick, Dirty Sexy Money

Jeremy/Nola, Dirty Sexy Money

Amy/Rory, Doctor Who

Niles/Daphne, Frasier

Kaylee/Simon, Firefly

Mal/Inara, Firefly

Galavant/Isabella, Galavant

Dot/Hugh, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

PJ/Bobby, My Boys

Don/Sloan, The Newsroom

Mac/Will, The Newsroom

Ann/Chris, Parks and Rec

Ben/Leslie, Parks and Rec

April/Andy, Parks and Rec

Charlie/Kirsten, Party of Five

Emerson/Simone, Pushing Daisies

Morgan/Conner, Spooked

Tessa/Ryan, Suburgatory

Matt/Harriet, Studio 60

Danny/Jordan, Studio 60

Tom/Lucy, Studio 60

Davis/Jeanette, Treme

Frank/Sadie, Beyond Belief

Aver-E/Iron Ron/Gork, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Felton/The Widow Johnson, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Sparks/Ginny, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Croach/Red, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Banjo/The Hobo Princess, Down in Moonshine Holler

Veronica/Logan, Veronica Mars (ultimately decided to include the movie)

Canon - currently together on an ongoing series

Vax/Keyleth, Critical Role

Vex/Percy, Critical Role

Kima/Allura, Critical Role

Fitz/Simmons, Agents of SHIELD (haven’t watched since the middle/end of last season)

Canon - got together but broke up

Britta/Troy, Community

Toby/Andy, The West Wing

Sparks/Red, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Nucky/Margaret, Boardwalk Empire

Anya/Xander, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (ultimately chose this category as they weren’t really back together when she died)

Willow/Oz, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sam/Diane, Cheers

Brian/Andrea, Dirty Sexy Money (the narrative was heading toward reconciliation, but the show was canceled)

Sherlock/Jamie, Elementary

Shoshana/Ray, Girls

Ava/Boyd, Justified

Mindy/Danny, The Mindy Project (haven’t watched since midway through last season)

Belle/Rumple, Once Upon a Time

Sarah/Bailey, Party of Five

Charlie/Daphne, Party of Five

Julia/Griffin, Party of Five

George/Dallas, Suburgatory

Annie/Davis, Treme

Donna/Jack, The West Wing

Britta/Rick, Community

Rumple/Belle, Once Upon a Time

Red/Jim, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Buffy/Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (only considering the tv canon of the Buffyverse and not the comics)

Canon - got together but one or both died

Simon/Alesha, Misfits

Annie/Mitchell, Being Human

Chance/Catherine, Human Target

Sawyer/Juliet, Lost

Charlie/Claire, Lost

Wesley/Lilah, Angel

Bill/Laura, Battlestar Galactica

Galen/Cally, Battlestar Galactica

Jimmy/Angela, Boardwalk Empire

Jimmy/Pearl, Boardwalk Empire

Willow/Tara, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Carmelita/Patrick, Dirty Sexy Money

Zoey/Wash, Firefly

Hurley/Libby, Lost

Jin/Sun, Lost

John/Alice, Luther

Ethan/Brona, Penny Dreadful

Root/Shaw, Person of Interest

John/Mary, Sherlock

Jack/Ianto, Torchwood

Glenn/Maggie, The Walking Dead

Written with romantic intent but never got together

Emma/Neal, Once Upon a Time

Emma/Graham, Once Upon a Time

Leo/Annabeth, The West Wing

Olive/Alfredo, Pushing Daisies

Daniel/Charlotte, Lost

Shannon/Boone, Lost

Allura/Tiberius, Critical Role

Rachel/Sark, Alias

Ally/John, Ally McBeal

Cordelia/Angel, Angel

George Michael/Maeby, Arrested Development

Mason/Daisy, Dead Like Me

Cooper/Audrey, Twin Peaks

Jeremy/Lisa, Dirty Sexy Money

Rose/The Doctor (ultimately added in this category as I personally do not feel that Rose/Ten!Too is the same thing as Rose/The Doctor)

Clara/The Doctor, Doctor Who

Arya/Gendry, Game of Thrones

Jamie/Brienne, Game of Thrones

Sarah/Jimmy, Grandfathered

Codex/Fawkes, The Guild

Eddie/Fiona, Keen Eddie

Kelly/Nathan, Misfits

Henry/Eliza, Selfie

Stiles/Lydia, Teen Wolf (haven’t watched since middle of last season)

Stiles/Cora, Teen Wolf

Parrish/Lydia, Teen Wolf (haven’t watched since middle of last season)

Stiles/Erica, Teen Wolf

Reese/Carter, Person of Interest

Tosh/Owen, Torchwood

Beth/Daryl, The Walking Dead

Sam/Ainsley, The West Wing

Sam/Mallory, The West Wing

Sam/Connie, The West Wing

Written with romantic intent but difficult to categorize (due to intentionally problematic framing, etc.)

Peter/Lydia, Teen Wolf

Al/Trixie, Deadwood

Starbuck/Leoben, Battlestar Galactica

Skye/Ward, Agents of SHIELD

Completely fanon

Hook/Aurora, Once Upon a Time

Toby/Ginger, The West Wing

River/Jayne, Firefly

Kate/Sayid, Lost

Claire/Sawyer, Lost

Gilmore/Kashaw, Critical Role

Percy/Ripley, Critical Role

Joan/Bell, Elementary

Raylan/Wendy, Justified

Tess/Neal, The Newsroom

Tess/Gary, The Newsroom

Tinkerbelle/Nova, Once Upon a Time

Hook/Regina, Once Upon a Time

Root/Finch, Person of Interest

Tom/Suzanne, Studio 60

Simon/Jeannie, Studio 60

Malia/Liam, Teen Wolf

Sheriff Stilinski/Melissa, Teen Wolf (haven’t watched since middle of last season)

Maeve/Clementine, Westworld

Sayid/Claire, Lost

Leo/Margaret, The West Wing

Dawn/Andrew, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Frankie/Britta, Community

Tinkerbelle/Hook, Once Upon a Time

Sparks/Pemily, Sparks Nevada: Marshall on Mars

Red/Mercy, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars

Scanlan/Sherri, Critical Role

Ben/Juliet, Lost

Captain Laserbeam/Philip Fathom, Thrilling Adventure Hour

Amelia/Abigail, Amelia Earhart: Fearless Flyer

Amelia/Abigail/Jefferson, Amelia Earhard: Fearless Flyer and Jefferson Reid: Ace American

Willow/Amy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Neal/Maggie, The Newsroom

Currently too ambiguous to categorize

Sherlock/Molly, Sherlock

Sansa/Tyrion, Game of Thrones

Teddy/Dolores, Westworld

Maeve/Hector, Westworld

Abed/Rachel, Community

Regina/Robin, Once Upon a Time (this is in this category not because it's difficult to categorize on the show, but for me. I ship OQ in canon only as the writing in-series is terrible. So technically, yes, they were together in canon, but canon OQ is not what I ship)

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