#Dixie Cabot

[goozeghost]

Please tell me about your ocs!!! they caught my eye and now I'm interested. Give me the summary or the full dump, either works

omigod okay so like i've had these characters for nearly 2 years now (2 years on the 11th !!) so i cant possibly tell you EVERYTHING about them but I CAN tell you the basics !!!

those basics being they're from a story set in an apocalyptic future, where the System (run by The Emperor) has control over the City, the last form of advanced civilization left in the cold, barren wasteland that Earth has become.

however, there are other civilizations that exist outside of the City, such as the one i call the Underground, where my ocs live !!

the main group are a hodgepodge family of people who have either managed to escape the City, or have lived outside of its walls their entire lives. I'm trying not to give too much away because one day i hope to one day make a full comic out of this story, but I can tell you a lil about each character !!

Starting with the main 3, Oliver O'Brien (he/him), Evrard Raine(he/him), and Kid Raine(-O'Brien)(they/them)

This trio met when trying to escape the City at the same time. Evrard was running with Kid, who was barely 6 at the time, and with Oliver's help, the trio got past the guarded walls. With more of Oliver's help, Ev and Kid managed to not die in the harsh conditions, and eventually they found themselves at the Underground !!!

There they found some new, and old, faces- such as Tess O'Brien(he/they), Oliver's twin that he vaguely remembers having (but did not grow up with) who was Evrard's childhood best friend until he disappeared many years ago-

Madison Cabot(she/her), also an old friend from the city who escaped.

Phoenix Morin(they/them) (design's still in the works), who's lived in the Underground their whole life, and is thrilled to fill newcomers in on things they never learned inside the walls, such as Romance and Dating !!

and Dixie Cabot(she/her), a child whom escaped with Madi and was later adopted by her :)

There are more- PLENTY more characters in this story, such as the UPEs, but I don't want to give TOO much away, in case I do get around to making that comic ;)

ty so much for asking tho i have so many thoughts about these characters and im jumping at the bit to talk about them sdhjgfjsdhgf

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

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Why do so many of my OCs start with A?????????  I have way too many so we’ll do a… few…

Atalanta Jackson

Full Name: Atalanta Jackson

Nicknames, If Any: Ata, Lani, babe (Jason)

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Gender: Female

Sexuality: pan

A Song I Associate With Them: Not Ready To Make Nice by The Dixie Chicks

3 Important Relationships: Percy Jackson, Jason Grace, Reyna 

2 Fears: Amphitrite, Hera

1 Element of their backstory: She was kidnapped by Amphitrite as an infant

Aris Stark

Full Name: Aris Regina Stark

Nicknames, If Any: Ari, Ar, Astrape, Mini Thor

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Gender: Female

Sexuality: bi

A Song I Associate With Them: Radioactive, Imagine Dragons

3 Important Relationships: Lydia Cabot-Stark, Tony Stark, Thor

2 Fears: suffocation, drowning

1 Element of their backstory: Aris is the daughter of Tony Stark and my oc Lydia Cabot-Stark, and a student at Midtown High

Abigail Layton

Full Name: Abigail Amelia Layton

Nicknames, If Any: Abi, Gail, Abs

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Queer

A Song I Associate With Them: Get Out Alive by Three Days Grace

3 Important Relationships: Steve Harrington, Will Byers, Carol

2 Fears: The demogorgon, the Upside Down

1 Element of their backstory: Abigail and Steve have been best friends since childhood and had a fwb relationship the summer before Season 1

Aaliya Andrews

Full Name: Aaliya Arthura Andrews

Nicknames, If Any: Ali, Northside, “Bulldog’s Bicycle”

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Gender: Female

Sexuality: pan, poly

A Song I Associate With Them: My City Of Ruins by Bruce Springsteen

3 Important Relationships: Archie Andrews, Jason Blossom, Sweet Pea

2 Fears: failure, Alice

1 Element of their backstory: Aaliya was dating Jason Blossom, and woke up with him on July 4th

Arianne Martin

Full Name: Arianne Lorraine Martin

Nicknames, If Any: so so many that there’s a tag for it here

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Gender: Female

Sexuality: bi

A Song I Associate With Them: Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

3 Important Relationships: Arianne Martin, Erica Reyes, Scott McCall

2 Fears: losing Lydia, failure

1 Element of their backstory: Arianne took up archery when she was six

Send me a letter and if I have an OC with that initial, I’ll tell you

[timelesstimesgoneby]

Murder she wrote is great timeless classics mystery

EPISODE SEASON ONE DISC 1 "S01E01 THE MURDER OF SHERLOCK HOLMES H 1980" "S01E02 DEADLY LADY Cabot Cove 1980" S01E03 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 1980 DISC 2 S01E04 HOORAY FOR HOMICIDE 1980 S01E05 IT'S A DOG'S LIFE 1980 S01E06 LOVERS AND OTHER KILLERS 1980 "S01E07 HIT, RUN, AND HOMICIDE Cabot Cove episodes 1980" DISC 3 S01E08 WE'RE OFF TO KILL THE WIZARD 1980 "S01E09 DEATH TAKES A CURTAIN CALL Cabot Cove  1980" S01E10 DEATH CASTS A SPELL 1980 S01E11 CAPITOL OFFENSE 1980 DISC 4 S01E12 BROADWAY MALADY 1980 S01E13 MURDER TO A JAZZ BEAT 1980 S01E14 MY JOHNNY LIES OVER THE OCEAN 1980 S01E15 PAINT ME A MURDER 1980 DISC 5 S01E16 TOUGH GUYS DON'T DIE 1980 S01E17 SUDDEN DEATH 1980 S01E18 FOOTNOTE TO MURDER 1980 "S01E19 MURDER TAKES THE BUS Cabot Cove 1980" DISC 6 S01E20 ARMED RESPONSE 1980 S01E21 MURDER AT THE OASIS 1980 S01E22 FUNERAL AT FIFTY-MILE 1980 SEASON TWO DISC 1 S02E01 WIDOW, WEEP FOR ME 1980 "S02E02 JOSHUA PEABODY DIED HERE ... POSSIBLY Cabot Cove 1980" S02E03 MURDER IN THE AFTERNOON 1980 S02E04 SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL 1980 DISC 2 S02E05 Sing a Song of Murder 1980 "S02E06 Reflections of the Mind H 1980" "S02E07 A LADY IN THE LAKE Cabot Cove 1980" S02E08 DEAD HEAT 1980 DISC 3 S02E09 JESSICA BEHIND BARS 1980 "S02E10 STICKS AND STONES Cabot Cove  1980" S02E11 MURDER DIGS DEEP 1980 S02E12 MURDER BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 1980 DISC 4 S02E13 TRIAL BY ERROR 1980 "S02E14 KEEP THE HOME FRIES BURNING Cabot Cove  1980" S02E15 POWDER KEG 1980 S02E16 MURDER IN THE ELECTRIC CATHEDRAL 1980 DISC 5 S02E17 ONE GOOD BID DESERVES A MURDER 1980 "S02E18 IF A BODY MEET A BODY Cabot Cove  1980" S02E19 CHRISTOPHER BUNDY - DIED ON SUNDAY 1980 S02E20 MENACE, ANYONE? 1980 DISC 6 S02E21 THE PERFECT FOIL 1980 "S02E22 IF THE FRAME FITS T 1980" SEASON THREE DISC 1 S03E01  DEATH STALKS THE BIG TOP (PART 1) 1980 S03E02  DEATH STALKS THE BIG TOP (PART 2) 1980 "S03E03 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Cabot Cove 1980" S03E04 ONE WHITE ROSE FOR DEATH 1980 DISC 2 S03E05 CORNED BEEF AND CARNAGE 1980 "S03E06 DEAD MAN'S GOLD Cabot Cove 1980" S03E0750. DEADLINE FOR MURDER 1980 S03E08 MAGNUM ON ICE 1980 DISC 3 "S03E09 OBITUARY FOR A DEAD ANCHOR Cabot Cove  1980" S03E10 STAGE STRUCK 1980 "S03E11 NIGHT OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN H 1980" S03E12 THE CORPSE FLEW FIRST CLASS 1980 DISC 4 "S03E13 CROSSED UP Cabot Cove  1980" S03E14 MURDER IN A MINOR KEY 1980 S03E15 THE BOTTOM LINE IS MURDER 1980 S03E16 DEATH TAKES A DIVE 1980 DISC 5 "S03E17 SIMON SAYS, COLOR ME DEAD Cabot Cove 1980" S03E18 NO LAUGHING MURDER 1980 S03E19 NO ACCOUNTING FOR MURDER 1980 S03E20 THE CEMETERY VOTE 1980 DISC 6 S03E21 THE DAYS DWINDLE DOWN 1980 S03E22 MURDER, SHE SPOKE 1980 S03E23 NOVEL CONNECTION 1980 SEASON FOUR DISC 1 S04E016 A FASHIONABLE WAY TO DIE 1980 "S04E02 WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT Cabot Cove 1980" S04E03 WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE 1980 S04E04 OLD HABITS DIE HARD 1980 DISC 2 S04E05 THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH 1980 S04E06 IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY 1980 "S04E07 IF IT'S THURSDAY, IT MUST BE BEVERLY Cabot Cove 1980" S04E08 STEAL ME A STORY 1980 S04E09 TROUBLE IN EDEN 1980 DISC 3 "S04E10 INDIAN GIVER Cabot Cove 1980" S04E11 DOOM, WITH A VIEW 1980 "S04E12 WHO THREW THE BARBITALS IN MRS. FLETCHER'S CHOWDER? Cabot Cove 1980" S04E13 HARBINGER OF DEATH 1980 S04E14  Curse of the Daanav 1980 DISC 4 S04E15 MOURNING AMONG THE WISTERIAS 1980 S04E16 MURDER THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS 1980 S04E17 A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR MURDER 1980 "S04E18 BENEDICT ARNOLD SLIPPED HERE Cabot Cove  1980" S04E19 JUST ANOTHER FISH STORY 1980 DISC 5 S04E20 SHAKEDOWN IN SASKATCHEWAN 1980 S04E21 DEADPAN 1980 S04E22 THE BODY POLITIC 1980 SEASON FIVE DISC 1 S05E01 JB, AS IN JAILBIRD 1980 S05E02 A LITTLE NIGHT WORK 1980 "S05E03 MR. PENROY'S VACATION Cabot Cove  1980" DISC 2 S05E04 SNOW WHITE, BLOOD RED 1980 S05E05 COAL MINER'S SLAUGHTER 1980 S05E06 WEARING OF THE GREEN 1980 S05E07 THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DIXIE DAMSEL 1980 S05E08 PREDICTED: MURDER 1980 DISC 3 S05E09 SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMEONE BLUE 1980 "S05E10 WEAVE A TANGLED WEB Cabot Cove 1980" S05E11 THE SEARCH FOR PETER KERRY 1980 S05E12 SMOOTH OPERATORS 1980 "S05E13 FIRE BURN, CAULDRON BUBBLE Cabot Cove H 1980" DISC 4 S05E14 FROM RUSSIA WITH BLOOD 1980 S05E15 ALMA MURDER 1980 S05E16 TRUCK STOP 1980 "S05E17 THE SINS OF CASTLE COVE Cabot Cove  1980" S05E18 TREVOR HUDSON'S LEGACY 1980 DISC 5 S05E19 DOUBLE EXPOSURE 1980 S05E20 THREE STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT 1980 "S05E21  MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL (PART 1) Cabot Cove 1980" "S05E22  MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL (PART 2) Cabot Cove  1980" SEASON SIX DISC 1 S06E01 APPOINTMENT IN ATHENS 1980 "S06E02 SEAL OF THE CONFESSIONAL Cabot Cove 1980" S06E03 THE GRAND OLD LADY 1980 DISC 2 S06E04 THE ERROR IN HER WAYS 1980 S06E05 JACK AND BILL 1980 "S06E06 DEAD LETTER Cabot Cove  1980" "S06E07 NIGHT OF THE TARANTULA H 1980" S06E08 WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS 1980 DISC 3 S06E09 TEST OF WILLS 1980 S06E10 CLASS ACT 1980 "S06E11 TOWN FATHER Cabot Cove  1980" S06E12 GOOD-BYE, CHARLIE 1990 "S06E13 IF THE SHOE FITS ... Cabot Cove 1990" DISC 4 S06E14 HOW TO MAKE A KILLING WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 1990 S06E15 THE FIXER-UPPER 1990 S06E16 THE BIG SHOW OF 1965 1990 S06E17 MURDER - ACCORDING TO MAGGIE 1990 S06E18 O'MALLEY'S LUCK 1990 DISC 5 S06E19 ALWAYS A THIEF 1990 S06E20 SHEAR MADNESS 1990 "S06E21 THE SZECHUAN DRAGON Cabot Cove 1990" S06E22 THE SCICILIAN ENCOUNTER 1990 SEASON SEVEN DISC 1 S07E01TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS 1990 "S07E02 DEADLY MISUNDERSTANDING Cabot Cove  1990" S07E03 SEE YOU IN COURT, BABY 1990 S07E04 HANNIGAN'S WAKE 1990 DISC 2 S07E05 THE FAMILY JEWELS 1990 "S07E06 A BODY TO DIE FOR Cabot Cove  1990" S07E07 THE RETURN OF PRESTON GILES 1990 S07E08 THE GREAT TWAIN ROBBERY 1990 S07E09 BALLAD FOR A BLUE LADY 1990 DISC 3 S07E10 MURDER IN F SHARP 1990 S07E11 FAMILY DOCTOR 1990 S07E12 SUSPICION OF MURDER 1990 "S07E13 MOVING VIOLATION Cabot Cove  1990" S07E14 WHO KILLED JB FLETCHER? 1990 DISC 4 S07E15 THE TAXMAN COMETH 1990 S07E16 FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH 1990 "S07E17 THE PRODIGAL FATHER Cabot Cove  1990" S07E18 WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, BILLY BOY? 1990 DISC 5 S07E19 THURSDAY'S CHILD 1990 S07E20 MURDER, PLAIN AND SIMPLE 1990 S07E21 TAINTED LADY 1990 "S07E22 THE SKINNY ACCORDING TO NICK CULLHANE Cabot Cove  1990" SEASON EIGHT DISC 1 S08E011 BITE THE BIG APPLE 1990 S08E02 NIGHT FEARS 1990 S08E03 UNAUTHORIZED OBITUARY 1990 "S08E04 THICKER THAN WATER Cabot Cove  1990" DISC 2 S08E05 LINES OF EXCELLENCE 1990 S08E06 JUDGE NOT 1990 S08E07 TERMINAL CONNECTION 1990 S08E08 A KILLING IN VEGAS 1990 S08E09 THE COMMITTEE 1990 DISC 3 S08E10 The List of Yuri Lermentov 1990 S08E11 DANSE DIABOLIQUE 1990 "S08E12 THE WITCH'S CURSE Cabot Cove H 1990" "S08E13 INCIDENT IN LOT 7 H 1990" DISC 4 S08E14 THE MONTE CARLO MURDERS 1990 S08E15 TINKER, TAILOR, LIAR, THIEF 1990 S08E16 EVER AFTER 1990 S08E17 TO THE LAST WILL I GRAPPLE WITH THEE 1990 "S08E18 PROGRAMMED FOR MURDER Cabot Cove 1990" DISC 5 S08E19 DAY OF THE DEAD 1990 "S08E20 ANGEL OF DEATH H 1990" "S08E21 BADGE OF HONOR Cabot Cove  1990" S08E22 MURDER ON MADISON AVENUE 1990 SEASON NINE DISC 1 S09E01 MURDER IN MILAN 1990 "S09E02 FAMILY SECRETS Cabot Cove  1990" S09E03 THE MOLE 1990 S09E04 THE WIND AROUND THE TOWER 1990 DISC 2 S09E05 THE DEAD FILE 1990 S09E06 NIGHT OF THE COYOTE 1990 S09E07 SUGAR AND SPICE, MALICE AND VICE 1990 S09E08 THE CLASSIC MURDER 1990 "S09E09 A CHRISTMAS SECRET Cabot Cove C 1990" DISC 3 S09E10 THE SOUND OF MURDER 1990 "S09E11 FINAL CURTAIN Cabot Cove  1990" S09E12 DOUBLE JEOPARDY 1990 S09E13 DEAD EYE 1990 DISC 4 S09E14 KILLER RADIO 1990 S09E15 THE PETRIFIED FLORIST 1990 S09E16 THRESHOLD OF FEAR 1990 "S09E17 THE BIG KILL Cabot Cove 1990" S09E18 DEAD TO RIGHTS 1990 DISC 5 S09E19 LONE WITNESS 1990 S09E20  SHIP OF THIEVES 1990 S09E21 THE SURVIVOR 1990 "S09E22 LOVE'S DEADLY DESIRE Cabot Cove  1990" SEASON TEN DISC 1 S10E01 A DEATH IN HONG KONG 1990 S10E02 FOR WHOM THE BALL TOLLS 1990 "S10E03 THE LEGACY OF BORBEY HOUSE Cabot Cove H 1990" S10E04 THE PHANTOM KILLER 1990 DISC 2 S10E05 A VIRTUAL MURDER 1990 S10E06 BLOODLINES 1990 S10E07 A KILLING IN CORK 1990 "S10E08 LOVE AND HATE IN CABOT COVE CABOT COVE 1990" DISC 3 S10E09 MURDER AT A DISCOUNT 1990 S10E10 MURDER IN WHITE 1990 S10E11 NORTHERN EXPLOSION 1990 S10E12 PROOF IN THE PUDDING 1990 DISC 4 S10E13 PORTRAIT OF DEATH 1990 "S10E14 DEADLY ASSETS Cabot Cove 1990" S10E15 MURDER ON THE THIRTIETH FLOOR 1990 S10E16 TIME TO DIE 1990 DISC 5 S10E17 THE DYING GAME 1990 "S10E18 THE TROUBLE WITH SETH Cabot Cove 1990" S10E19 ROADKILL 1990 S10E20 A MURDEROUS MUSE 1990 "S10E21 WHEEL OF DEATH Cabot Cove 1990" SEASON ELEVEN DISC 1 S11E01 A NEST OF VIPERS 1990 S11E02 AMSTERDAM KILL 1990 "S11E03 TO KILL A LEGEND Cabot Cove  1990" S11E04 DEATH IN HAWAII 1990 DISC 2 S11E05 DEAR DEADLY 1990 S11E06 THE MURDER CHANNEL 1990 S11E07 FATAL PARADISE 1990 S11E08 CRIMSON HARVEST 1990 "S11E09 MURDER BY TWOS Cabot Cove 1990" DISC 3 S11E10 MURDER OF THE MONTH CLUB 1990 S11E11 AN EGG TO DIE FOR 1990 S11E12 THE SCENT OF MURDER 1990 S11E13 DEATH 'N DENIAL 1990 DISC 4 S11E14 MURDER IN HIGH C 1990 S11E15 TWICE DEAD 1990 S11E16 FILM FLAM 1990 S11E17 MURDER A LA MODE 1990 "S11E18 THE DREAM TEAM Cabot Cove 1990" DISC 5 "S11E19 SCHOOL FOR MURDER Cabot Cove  1990" S11E20 ANOTHER KILLING IN CORK 1990 S11E21 GAME, SET, MURDER 1990 SEASON TWELVE DISC 1 S12E01 NAILED 1990 S12E02 A QUAKING IN ASPEN 1990 S12E03 THE SECRET OF GILA JUNCTION 1990 S12E04 BIG EASY MURDER 1990 DISC 2 "S12E05 HOME CARE Cabot Cove 1990" "S12E06  NAN'S GHOST (PART 1) H 1990" "S12E07  NAN'S GHOST (PART 2) H 1990" S12E08 SHOOTING IN ROME 1990 S12E09 DEADLY BIDDING 1990 DISC 3 S12E10 FROZEN STIFF 1990 S12E11 UNWILLING WITNESS 1990 S12E12 KENDO KILL 1990 S12E13 DEATH GOES DOUBLE PLATINUM 1990 "S12E14 MURDER IN TEMPO Cabot Cove 1990" DISC 4 S12E15 THE DARK SIDE OF THE DOOR 1990 S12E16 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS 1990 S12E17 SOMETHING FOUL IN FLAPPIEVILLE 1990 S12E18 Track of a Soldier 1990 "S12E19 Evidence of Malice Cabot Cove 1990" DISC 5 S12E19 SOUTHERN DOUBLE-CROSS 1990 "S12E20 RACE TO DEATH Cabot Cove 1990" "S12E21 WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU Cabot Cove 1990" S12E22 MRS. PARKER'S REVENGE 1990 S12E23 DEATH BY DEMOGRAPHICS 1990 MOVIES DISC 1 S0E1 : SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 1990 S0E2  A STORY TO DIE FOR 2000 DISC 2 S0E3 THE LAST FREE MAN 2000 S0E4 THE CELTIC RIDDLE 2000

[b-reads-books]

I read 230 books in 2017.

Down fifteen from last year...I am a math genius and initially miscounted by ten somehow, so I though I had hit 240...this was not so. The fluctuations tell you when I was studying for exams. (I’m done with all my fall exams now so I only have one scheduled for next year!) I did not make a new year’s book-of-the-month resolution and did not really expand into audiobooks more either. Oh well. This was a tough year for me all around and I’m hoping for a better one to follow.

Standouts:

Sorrow’s Knot, Erin Bow

Strange the Dreamer, Laini Taylor

A Conjuring of Light, Victoria Schwab

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

Always and Forever, Lara Jean, Jenny Han

Thick as Thieves, Megan Whalen Turner

The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

Now I Rise, Kiersten White

History is All You Left Me, Adam Silvera

Genuine Fraud, E Lockhart

Less, Andrew Sean Greer

In the Wreckage, Hailey Turner

Far From the Tree, Robin Benway

Complete list with more favorites in bold below the cut.

January – 23

The Lovely Reckless, Kami Garcia

The Quiet Gentleman, Georgette Heyer

Bad Blood, Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Soundless, Richelle Mead

Trouble is a Friend of Mine, Stephanie Tromly

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray

Rebel Angels, Libba Bray

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling *

The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray

Beautiful, Christina Lauren

My Sister Rosa, Justine Larbalestier

Take the Key and Lock Her Up, Ally Carter

Timekeeper, Tara Sim

The Operator, Kim Harrison

Sacrifice, Cindy Pon

Declare, Tim Powers

Zinnia, Jayne Castle

Orchid, Jayne Castle

Trouble Makes a Comeback, Stephanie Tromley

The Hogwarts Collection, JK Rowling

After Dark, Jayne Castle

After Glow, Jayne Castle

Armed and Magical, Lisa Shearin

February – 21

Of Fire and Stars, Audrey Coulthurst

Infini, Krista and Becca Ritchie

Ghost Hunter, Jayne Castle

The Ghoul Vendetta, Lisa Shearin

Blood Red, Snow White, Marcus Sedgwick

Sorrow’s Knot, Erin Bow

The Infinite, Lori M Lee

A Darkly Beating Heart, Lindsay Smith

Dragon’s Bait, Vivian Vande Velde

By These Ten Bones, Clare B Dunkle

Girls on Fire, Robin Wasserman

The Trouble with Demons, Lisa Shearin

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Haddon

Magonia, Maria Dahvana Headley

Blood Vow, JR Ward

Cherry, Lindsey Rosin

The Female of the Species, Mindy McGinnis

Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn

Cousin Kate, Georgette Heyer

King’s Cage, Victoria Aveyard

The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden

March – 15

The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider’s Guide, JR Ward

Before the Fall, Noah Hawley

The Killer in Me, Margot Harrison

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, JK Rowling*

Bewitched and Betrayed, Lisa Shearin

Difficult Women, Roxanne Gay

Our Own Private Universe, Robin Talley

One Blood Ruby, Melissa Marr

The Swan Riders, Erin Bow

Passenger, Alexandra Bracken

Silver Master, Jayne Castle

Dark Light, Jayne Castle

Etched in Bone, Anne Bishop

Cowboys Are My Weakness, Pam Houston

Strange the Dreamer, Laini Taylor

April – 13

Aerie, Maria Dahvana Headley

Into the Fire, Jeaniene Frost

Obsidian Prey, Jayne Castle

Midnight Crystal, Jayne Castle

Canyons of Night, Jayne Castle

A Conjuring of Light, Victoria Schwab

Listen to the Moon, Rose Lerner

Beheld, Alex Flynn

Wayfarer, Alexnadra Bracken

The Song Rising, Samantha Shannon

Silence Fallen, Patricia Briggs

Because of the Sun, Jenny Torres Sanchez

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

May – 19

Big Little Lies, Lianne Mortiarty

Crown Duel, Sherwood Smith

Spindle, EK Johnston

Always and Forever, Lara Jean, Jenny Han

The Bone Witch, Rin Chupeco

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, JK Rowling*

Empress of a Thousand Skies, Rhoda Belleza

The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner*

The Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner

The King of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner

A Conspiracy of Kings, Megan Whalen Turner

Thick as Thieves, Megan Whalen Turner

Tales of the Peculiar, Ransom Riggs

It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover

Hunted, Meagan Spooner

The Chosen, JR Ward

The Girl from Everywhere, Heidi Heilig

Lord of Shadows, Cassandra Clare

A Crown of Wishes, Roshani Chokshi

June – 23

Girl Out of Water, Laura

Radio Silence, Alice Oseman

The Lost Night, Jayne Castle

Caraval, Stephanie Garber

Cold-Hearted Rake, Lisa Kleypas

Starfall, Melissa Landers

Marrying Winterbourne, Lisa Kleypas

How to Be a Person in the World, Heather Havrilesky

Devil in Spring, Lisa Kleypas

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling*

Stranger in My Arms, Lisa Kleypas

Grunt, Mary Roach

Again the Magic, Lisa Kleypas

The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

A Court of Wings and Ruin, Sarah J Maas

The Cold Eye, Laura Anne Gilman

Secrets of a Summer’s Night, Lisa Kleypas

It Happened One Autumn, Lisa Kleypas

The Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas

A Scandal in Spring, Lisa Kleypas

Stiff, Mary Roach*

Damaged Like Us, Krista and Becca Ritchie

Deception Cove, Jayne Ann Krentz

July – 19

White Hot, Ilona Andrews

Now I Rise, Kiersten White

The Distance Between Us, Kasie West

As You Wish, Cary Elwes*

Wintersong, S Jae Jones

Our Dark Duet, Victoria Schwab

A Wallflower Christmas, Lisa Kleypas

The Hot Zone, Jayne Castle

Not Your Sidekick, CB Lee

All-American Girl, Meg Cabot

Indigo, Beverly Jenkins

Mine Till Midnight, Lisa Kleypas

Unnatural Deeds, Cyn Balog

Avenged, Amy Tintera

The Upside of Unrequited, Becky Albertalli

Seduce Me at Sunrise, Lisa Kleypas

Tempt Me at Twilight, Lisa Kleypas

The People We Hate at the Wedding, Grant Ginder

The Ship Beyond Time, Heidi Heilig

August – 15

History is All You Left Me, Adam Silvera

Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas

Frogkisser! Garth Nix

Dating You, Hating You, Christina Lauren

Wildfire, Ilona Andrews

Swarm, Scott Westerfeld et al

Split the Sun, Tessa Elwood

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Mackenzi Lee

Night Hawk, Beverley Jenkins

Unleashed, Sophie Jordan

Masquerade, Laura Lam

The Wish Granter, CJ Redwine

In Other Lands, Sarah Rees Brennan

Married by Morning, Lisa Kleypas

Gem and Dixie, Sara Zarr

September – 14

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, JK Rowling et al

The Angel of Losses, Stephanie Feldman

David, Johnny Worthen

Down Among the Sticks and Bones, Seanan McGuire

Carve the Mark, Veronica Roth

Slammed, Colleen Hoover

Silver Silence, Nalini Singh

Genuine Fraud, E Lockhart

Girl Mans Up, ME Girard

Dreaming of You, Lisa Kleypas

Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan

Then Came You, Lisa Kleypas

When Dimple Met Rishi, Sandhya Menon

Topaz, Beverley Jenkins

October – 15

Vanguard, Ann Aguirre

The Pearl Thief, Elizabeth Wein

The Ruby in the Smoke, Philip Pullman

The Debt, Karina Halle

Point of Retreat, Colleen Hoover

Crystal Storm, Morgan Rhodes

The Courtesan Duchess, Joanna Shupe

The Harlot Countess, Joanna Shupe

The Lady Hellion, Joanna Shupe

Turtles All the Way Down, John Green

Good Behavior, Blake Crouch

Sunshine, Robin McKinley

Warcross, Marie Lu

Someone to Watch Over Me, Lisa Kleypas

Lovers Like Us, Krista and Becca Ritchie

November – 26

The Scorpio Races, Maggie Stiefvater

Tower of Dawn, Sarah J Maas

Iron Cast, Destiny Soria

Lady Sophia’s Lover, Lisa Kleypas

Worth Any Price, Lisa Kleypas

Where’s My Hero? Kisa Kleypas et al

Roar, Cora Carmack

Somewhere I’ll Find You, Lisa Kleypas

China Rich Girlfriend, Kevin Kwan

Less, Andrew Sean Greer

Because You’re Mine, Lisa Kleypas

All the Dirty Parts, Daniel Handler

Jane, Unlimited, Kristin Cashore

Where Dreams Begin, Lisa Kleypas

The Shadow in the North, Philip Pullman

In the Wreckage, Hailey Turner

10% Happier, Dan Harris

Archangel’s Viper, Nalini Singh

Suddenly You, Lisa Kleypas

The Possible, Tara Altebrando

In the Ruins, Hailey Turner

Before the Devil Breaks You, Libba Bray

Ringer, Lauren Oliver

When Strangers Marry, Lisa Kleypas

Terminal Alliance, Jim Hines

Only with Your Love, Lisa Kleypas

December – 27

The Way I Used to Be, Amber Smith

Want, Cindy Pon

Midnight Angel, Lisa Kleypas

Rich People Problems, Kevin Kwan

Dress Codes for Small Towns, Courtney Stevens

Prince of Dreams, Lisa Kleypas

In the Shadows, Hailey Turner

The Knowing, Sharon Cameron

Release, Patrick Ness

A Line in the Dark, Malinda Lo

Love, Come to Me, Lisa Kleypas

Con and Conjure, Lisa Shearin

Always Hungry? David Ludwig

One Dark Throne, Kendare Blake

In the Blood, Hailey Turner

Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire

The Language of Thorns, Leigh Bardugo

Heat Wave, Karina Halle

Far From the Tree, Robin Benway

All Spell Breaks Loose, Lisa Shearin

The Girl in the Tower, Katherine Arden

A Local Habitation, Seanan McGuire

An Artificial Night, Seanan McGuire

Late Eclipses, Seanan McGuire

One Salt Sea, Seanan McGuire

Wedding Bells, Magic Spells, Lisa Shearin

The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan

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Tag 20 people who you want to know better.

Tagged by: @rainfoxx13 (Sorry I'm like 5 years late posting this...)

Name: Brooke

Nicknames: B, Brookie Cookie/Bear, Buttercup, Tootsie

Zodiac sign: Scorpio (I'm a double Scorpio so watch out.)

Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw

Height: 5'3"

Sexual orientation: Your guess is as good as mine, tbh

Ethnicity: I'm literally just super white. Translucent, even.

Favorite fruit: Strawberries!

Favorite season: Fall, without a doubt

Favorite book series: The Abandon Trilogy by Meg Cabot (it's been so long since I read a series)

Favorite book character: Levi from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Favorite flower: I'm not sure, but Forget-Me-Nots have a lot of meaning to me.

Favorite scent: Fruity ones

Favorite color: It's always a toss up between black and dark purple

Favorite animal: Red pandas!

Favorite band: This changes daily. Right now, it would be Dixie Chicks....

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: Hot chocolate with marshmallows and a peppermint stick

Average hours of sleep: Six, probably

Number of blankets: Absolutely no more than one

Dream trip: Watching the Northern Lights from a glass igloo with a fire burning and someone who loves me. So wherever I can make that happen, I guess...

Last thing I Googled: Black Christmas tree ideas

Number of blogs I follow: 655

Number of followers: 357, but I'm willing to bet 75% of them are inactive or fake porn blogs

What I usually post about: Trixie Mattel, Katya Zamolodchikova, various other RPDR queens, funny things, social issues, a little bit of everything tbh

Thanks, Savannah!

20 people is a lot How about 7... I'm going to tag @jinkxymattel @gueuledebois @mercurial-mattel @devoncbeckett @3milyfromspace @totorototo-ro @pinkpizzamermaid

But only if y'all want to! Obviously no one has to do this! (:

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Chocolate Chip Pecan Cinnamon Rolls #BrunchWeek

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cinnamon Rolls – That’s right, flaky baked cinnamon rolls filled with warm melting chocolate chips, everyone’s favorite hazelnut spread, and crunchy pecans. Read: the best cinnamon rolls ever.

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

The good, the bad, and the baked goods.

I owe the world an apology. I am have taken time to become selfish. I took some much needed time to step back and sort out some things and put my feet back under me. And you know what? It felt great. And now I am back – and ready to speak with that voice I lost along the way and show you guys those crazy travels and mouth-watering recipes that keep me grounded and excited to create!

We can get into those details later, you know, a little girl talk with cocktails. But for now, let’s roll into BRUNCH WEEK! It’s an event that’s been going on a few years and I am finally saddling up and joining in. A week-long party for crazy delicious eats centered around everyone’s favorite meal.

See, there’s something about brunch that works. It’s my favorite meal out, something about the sneaky act of not cooking and sipping something slow out and about or taking the morning slow and lazy and finally setting something crazy good (like these Chocolate Chip Pecan Cinnamon Rolls – hint hint wink wink) down on the table. So now, without further ramblings….

Welcome to #BrunchWeek 2018 hosted by Love and Confections and A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures! This year is even bigger and better than ever! Thirty-eight bloggers from around the country are showcasing their best brunch dishes. We have so many delicious recipes for you to enjoy throughout the week (over 150!!) including cocktails, appetizers, pastries, tarts, main courses, and plenty of desserts! Our BrunchWeek Sponsors are helping us give away some great prizes. Thank you so much, Sponsors, for your generosity. We have an incredible giveaway below and we’d love if you would take a moment to read about it and what you can win!

Prize #1 Dixie Crystals is giving one winner a 6-Quart Instant Pot 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker and Warmer and a case of Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar

Since 1917, Dixie Crystals® has been the South’s choice for high-quality sugar and sweeteners. For generations, Dixie Crystals has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations. Our pure cane, non-GMO sugar products guarantee that treasured family recipes will turn out right every time. Bake with love and Dixie Crystals.

Prize #2 Cabot Creamery Co-operative is giving one winner a Cheese Board Set, including a slate cheese board, Boska cheese knife, Legacy Collection Cabot Cheddars, Founders 1919 Collection Cheddars, Waxed Private Stock, Waxed Vintage Choice, and 3 Year Artisan cheeses.

Cabot Creamery Co-operative, makers of naturally aged, award-winning cheeses and dairy products is owned by 1,000 dairy farm families in New England and New York.

Prize #3 LorAnn Oils and Flavors is giving one winner A Baking and Candy Making Prize package. The package includes: ceramic serving platter, a collection of 5 LorAnn Bakery Emulsions, one each of LorAnn Madagascar vanilla extract and Madagascar vanilla bean paste, Lollipop cookbook along with re-usable candy mold, candy packaging accessories, candy thermometer, and a pack of 3 LorAnn super-strength candy oils.

Our flavors. Your creations. For over 50 years, LorAnn Oils has been supplying professionals and home chefs with the finest quality candy and baking flavors, essential oils, and specialty ingredients. Visit us at www.LorAnnOils.com to shop, learn, and discover new recipe ideas.

Prize #4 Cal-Organic Farms is giving one winner a Cal-Organic prize package complete with kitchen supplies, a portable cooler bag and branded apparel—everything you need to take your delicious #BrunchWeek recipes on-the-go! The package includes a custom-made Tilit apron, cooler bag, kitchen knife, vegetable peeler, t-shirt, hat, notepad and pen.

Cal-Organic Farms is the largest organic vegetable producer in the United States. Supplying more than 65 year-round and seasonal varieties, we are proud to grow 100% of our produce on family-owned acreage in California.

Prize #5 Michigan Asparagus is giving one winner $100 cash gift card.

Michigan Asparagus is known for its hand snapped fresh asparagus. It is available May – June and grown mostly in Oceana County along the shores of Lake Michigan. Remember to buy U.S. for the freshest of the fresh.

Prize #6 Eggland’s Best is giving one winner an Eggland’s Best Kitchen Essential Prize Package that included 1 month of free Eggland’s Best Eggs along with Hard-Cooked Peeled Egg coupons, a freezer bag to carry your groceries, kitchen essentials, (whisk, spatula, pot holders, cutting board, frying pan), Eggland’s Best brand new cookbook, and a plush Eggland’s Best egg.

Eggland’s Best eggs have more of the delicious, farm-fresh taste you and your family love – any way you cook them. Plus, Eggland’s Best provides superior nutrition such as 6x more vitamin D, 10x more vitamin E, and double the omega 3s compared to ordinary eggs so why settle for less?

Prize #7 Cento Fine Foods is giving one winner a Cento Classico gift basket, which contains imported products from Cento and their family of brands.

Cento Fine Foods, the premier Italian food distributor, importer and producer in the United States, presents a distinctive line of more than 1,000 authentic Italian style products produced from only the finest ingredients. A family owned and operated company spanning three generations, Cento continues to provide premium quality, exceptional products at the best consumer value. Taste the difference quality makes and see why you can “Trust Your Family With Our Family Ò”.

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Chocolate Chip Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

For the Rolls

2 1/4 oz packages active dry yeast

1 cup buttermilk, warmed to 110 degrees F

1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled

1/3 cup sugar

1 teas salt

2 eggs

3 1/2 - 4 cups flour

For the Filling

1/2 cup peacans

1 cup nutella, warmed but not hot

1 teas cinnamon

1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips)

For the Glaze

3 oz cream cheese, softened

1 tbsp powered sugar

1 tbsp buttermilk

1/4 teas hazelnut bakery emulsion

1/2 teas cinnamon

Preparation

For the Rolls

Mix the yeast in a mixing cup with the warmed buttermilk and allow to sit for 5 minutes until foamy.

Meanwhile, whisk the butter, sugar, salt, and eggs in a large bowl.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, add 2 cups of the flour and make a well in the center for the buttermilk. Pour the buttermilk-yeast mixture and the butter-egg mix and start mixing slowly adding in the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup at a time.

Knead on low for 5 to 10 minutes until the dough forms a ball. Add the remaining 1/2 cup if the dough is not coming together.

Transfer the dough to a grease bowl, cover and allow to rest in a warm dry area, until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

Turn the dough out onto a clean working surface sprinkled with a bit of flour. Divide in half and roll out into a large rectangle

For the Filling

Toast the pecans in a preheated oven at 400 for 5 to 7 minutes, until fragrant. Remove, allow to cool, and chop.

Spread the nutella filling evenly over the rolled out dough., leaving an inch on a long end to roll. Sprinkle with cinnamon and chopped toasted pecans.

Tightly roll towards the edge that has been left clear, and cut into equal portions.

Arrange the rolls in a grease baking dish, cut side down, and cover.

Allow to rest, 45 minutes to 1 hour, until risen again.

To Make the Chocolate chip Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake the cinnamon rolls for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden and cooked through.

Remove from oven to cool

Make the Glaze

While the chocolate chip pecan cinnamon rolls are cooling, whisk the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar, buttermilk, hazelnut bakery emulsion and cinnamon. Spread over the cooled (but still warm) rolls and sprinkle with more toasted chopped pecans for serving.

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Alternatively, you can line a cast iron pan with parchment and bake the rolls in cast iron.

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Take a look at what the #BrunchWeek Bloggers are creating today!

BrunchWeek Beverages:

Cà Phê Trứng (Vietnamese Egg Coffee) from Tara’s Multicultural Table.

Cold Brew with Hazelnut Simple Syrup from The Barbee Housewife.

Hazelnut Milk Punch from Culinary Adventures with Camilla.

Irish Coffee from My Catholic Kitchen.

Strawberry Frosé from Love and Confections.

BrunchWeek Appetizers:

Everything Bagel Dip from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen.

Breakfast Oatmeal Thumbprint Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Coffeecake from It Bakes Me Happy.

Chocolate Coffee Maple Cupcakes from The PinterTest Kitchen.

Thank you to #BrunchWeek Sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Cabot Cheese, LorAnn Oils and Flavors, Cento Fine Foods, Michigan Asparagus, Cal-Organic and Eggland’s Best for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #BrunchWeek recipes. All opinions are my own. The #BrunchWeek giveaway is open to U.S. residents, age 18 & up. All entries for the winner will be checked and verified. By entering you give the right to use your name and likeness. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. Seven (7) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. The #BrunchWeek Bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #Brunchweek posts or entry.

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All of the main characters from my story ?? No way !!

(all the good guys, anyway)

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Fred's store closings 2019: Discount chain shuttering 159 stores

Fred's store closings 2019: Discount chain shuttering 159 stores Discount chain Fred's is joining the growing list of retailers shuttering stores amid slumping sales. The Memphis-based company announced Thursday that it would close 159 underperforming stores by the end of May with "going out of business" sales starting Thursday as it looks to reduce its store footprint and "evaluate strategic alternatives." The retailer said in a statement that it retained investment banking advisory firm PJ Solomon to assess its options "to maximize value" and hired liquidation firms Malfitano Advisors and SB360 Capital Partners "to help manage the process and ensure a seamless experience for customers." When companies announce they are considering "strategic alternatives," it often involves a potential sale or restructuring. The closing stores represent nearly 29% of Fred's 557 stores and are located in 13 states, with Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee losing the most stores.   Sales at Fred's stores open at least a year fell 4.9% in the first nine months of 2018, compared with a year earlier. "After a careful review, we have made the decision to rationalize our footprint by closing underperforming stores, with a particular focus on locations with shorter duration leases," Fred’s CEO Joseph Anto said in the statement. "Most of these stores have near‐term lease expirations and limited remaining lease obligations." Shares of Fred's were down nearly 5.8% at $1.97 in midday Thursday trading after the announcement. Store closings 2019: Payless, Gymboree and Victoria's Secret are just some of the brands closing locations The start of a new Sears era?: The retailer announces openings, not closings  

Discount chain Fred's is joining the growing list of retailers shuttering stores amid slumping sales.  

The liquidation

Also Thursday, SB360 Capital Partners, which is managing the closing sales, announced the firm was launching “Total Inventory Blowout” clearance sales at an additional 360 Fred's stores. Discounts are 5% to 20% off the lowest ticketed price with some exclusions at both the closing locations and stores holding clearance sales, SB360 officials told USA TODAY.  “Fred’s stores bring the everyday necessities closer to home, and they do it at discount prices,” said Ziggy Schaffer, an executive vice president with SB360. “The store closing and total inventory blowout events will bring value on top of value.” With most of Fred’s stores in smaller communities, Aaron Miller, an executive vice president with SB360, said they’re expecting “a pretty strong response from the customers.” “Fred’s has a loyal following and we’re expecting increased traffic,” Miller said. “The merchandise will go quickly.” SB360 has managed liquidation sales for more than 50 years and is an affiliate of the Schottenstein family, which also owns DSW Inc. and American Eagle Outfitters. It recently handled the Charlotte Russe liquidation. Fred’s will remain “a one-stop shop with continued replenishment of food staples,” Miller said, noting milk, eggs, beverages and frozen items would be restocked throughout the sale. Only 37 stores, or 7%, of stores are not included in either the clearance or liquidation sales.  

What happened

In 2017, a deal for Fred's to acquire hundreds of Rite Aid or Walgreens stores collapsed when a mega-merger between the pharmacy giants deteriorated. Months later, Fred's announced it was considering "strategic transactions and alternatives for certain non-core assets," including real estate and specialty pharmacy business. Last September, Fred’s reached an agreement to sell the pharmacy patient prescription files and related pharmacy inventory of 179 Fred’s stores located across 10 southeastern states to Walgreens for $165 million.  . With Thursday's announcement, Fred's said it is "continuing to pursue the sale of its remaining pharmacy assets as part of its previously announced plan." Fred's is part of a wave of recent retail closures. Based on figures from global marketing research firm Coresight Research, bankruptcy filings and company earnings reports, more than 6,500 stores are slated to close locations in 2019. The brick-and-mortar downturn is expected to continue, according to a new report released this week from UBS Securities. Investment bank analysts said 75,000 more stores would need to be shuttered by 2026 if e-commerce “penetration rises from 16% currently to 25%.”  

What's next for Fred's

In Fred's statement Thursday, the company said PJ Solomon would do a "thorough evaluation" of the company's plan and look for alternatives. "There can be no assurance that the strategic review will result in any specific action, or any assurance as to its outcome or timing," the statement said. The number of employees affected was not immediately available. “Decisions that impact our associates in this way are difficult, but the steps we are announcing are necessary,” Anto said. “We will make every effort to transition impacted associates to other stores where possible.” There are no plans to close a majority or all Fred's stores or to file for bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.   

Stores closings

Liquidation is getting underway at 159 Fred's stores in 13 states with discounts ranging from 5% to 20% on most items with some exclusions. The stores are expected to close by the end of May.  

Alabama

Anniston: 1544 Greenbrier Ln Branchville: 13254 Hwy 411 Center Point: 1683 Center Point Pkwy Centre: 710 Cherokee Plz Enterprise: 621 Boll Weevil Cir Florence: 321 N Court St Florence: 4150 Florence Blvd Foley: 1200 N Mckenzie Street Guntersville: 1477 Sunset Dr Hoover: 3317 Lorna Rd Hueytown: 3056 Allison Bonnett Memorial Dr Lanett: 622 Cherry Dr Marion: 1549 Highway 5 S Monroeville: 1318 S Highway 21 Byp Roanoke: 3077 Highway 431 Russellville: 13150 Highway 43 Sylacauga: 212 W Fort Williams St Talladega: 65364 Hwy 77 Tuscumbia: 1401 Woodmont Dr  

Arkansas

Bryant: 3395 Highway 5 N Cabot: 207 S 2nd St Conway: 245 Oak St Conway: 1125 Morningside Dr El Dorado: 430 S Bradley Ave Forrest City: 2227 N Washington St Harrison: 617 Highway 62 65 N Hope: 535 N Hervey St Jonesboro: 2308 S Caraway Rd Mena: 1201 Highway 71 S Mountain Home: 509 Hwy 62 E. Newport: 1705 Malcolm Ave Osceola: 1324 W Keiser Ave Paragould: 1723 W Kings highway Prescott: 1426 W 1st St N Russellville: 3303 W Main Pl Searcy: 2706 E Race Ave Stamps: 1110 E Antigo St West Memphis: 606 E Broadway St  

Georgia

Adel: 1014 S Hutchinson Ave Bainbridge: 1602 E Shotwell St Barnesville: 790 Veterans Pkwy Blakely: 800 Columbia Rd Brunswick: 5485 New Jesup Hwy Calhoun: 325 Curtis Pkwy Se Camilla: 500 Us Highway 19 S Cedartown: 550 N Main St Cleveland: 156 Wanderway Dr Cordele: 102 E 14th Ave Covington: 6179 Highway 278 Ne Dillard: 7230 Highway 441 N Hinesville: 767 Veterans Parkway Jasper: 970 E Church St Kingsland: 925 E King Ave Mcdonough: 1550 S. Zach Hinton Pkwy Quitman: 1315 W Screven St Ringgold: 1426 West 1st North Riverdale: 94 Upper Riverdale Rd Sw Rome: 1916 Redmond Cir Nw Royston: 411 Smith St Swainsboro: 501 S Main St Thomasville: 2730 E Pinetree Blvd Tunnel Hill: 3593 Chattanooga Rd Zebulon: 9215 Highway 19 N  

Illinois

Benton: 215 Bailey Ln  

Kentucky

Hopkinsville: 3129 Canton Pike Murray: 928 S 12th St Princeton: 300 Hwy 62 W Russell Springs: 2385 Lakeway Dr  

Louisiana

Baton Rouge: 10710 Greenwell Springs Road Bossier City: 5751 Shed Rd Carencro: 806 Veterans Dr Franklin: 1801 West Main Street Gonzales: 228 W Highway 30 Hammond: 125 Hwy 51 North Jonesboro: 310 E Main St Lafayette: 2490 W Congress St Monroe: 2350 Sterlington Rd Natchitoches: 400 Dixie Plz Pineville: 4628 Highway 28 E Shreveport: 5907 Old Mooringsport Road St. Martinville: 1114 South Main Street Westlake: 1514 Sampson Street  

Missouri 

Cape Girardeau: 121a South Sprigg Street Poplar Bluff: 441 Highway 53  

Mississippi

Aberdeen: 107 N Meridian St Brookhaven: 218 S Whitworth Ave Byram: 7261 S Siwell Rd Cleveland: 306 E Sunflower Rd Coldwater: 520 Central Ave Columbia: Hwy 13 Northgate S/C Columbus: 304 5th St S Columbus: 201 G Alabama St Florence: 2932 Highway 49 S Forest: 237 Woodland Dr Gautier: 1693 Highway 90 Greenville: 7616 Highway 80 Greenville: 1600 S Colorado St Greenwood: 813 W Park Ave Hattiesburg: 1000 Broadway Dr Holly Springs: 148 W Van Dorn Ave Horn Lake: 3031 Goodman Rd W Jackson: 225 Meadowbrook Rd Jackson: 540 Raymond Rd Leland: 302 North Main St. Magee: 1700 Simpson Hwy Meridian: 626 22nd Ave S Ocean Springs: 3176 Bienville Blvd Pascagoula: 2511 Ingalls Ave Pearl: 235 George Wallace Dr Philadelphia: 714 Pecan Ave Terry: 422 W Cunningham Ave Tupelo: 809 Varsity Dr Tupelo: 1776 McCullough Blvd West Point: 26591 E Main St Yazoo City: 1200 Jerry Clower Blvd  

North Carolina

Dunn: 988 Erwin Rd. Marion: 1155 N Main St Spruce Pine: 11931 S 226 Hwy  

Oklahoma

Wagoner: 700 E Cherokee St  

South Carolina

Anderson: 122 E Shocky Ferry Rd Chester: 109 Cestrain Sq Clinton: 105 B Jacobs Hwy Hodges: 4905 Emerson St Iva: 9710 Highway 81 S Ladson: 119 College Park Rd Landrum: 213 W Rutherford St Liberty: 315 W Front St North Augusta: 401 W Martintown Rd Orangeburg: 1180 Five Chop Rd Pickens: 310 Hampton Ave  

Tennessee

Brownsville: 337 E Main St Clarksville: 390 Highway 149 Collierville: 450 Hwy 72 West Dayton: 260 16th Ave Decherd: 1755 Decherd Blvd Dyersburg: 805 Pennell Ln Gallatin: 420 W Main St Hartsville: 230 Broadway Jackson: 1688 S Highland Ave Jasper: 3600 Main St Lebanon: 230 E Gay St McMinnville: 912 N Chancery St Medina: 211 Three Oaks Drive Memphis: 4280 Getwell Rd Memphis: 5016 Old Summer Rd Mt. Pleasant: 700 North Main Street Murfreesboro: 1664 Middle Tennessee Blvd Newport: 122 Five Rivers Plaza Way Paris: 850 Volunteer Dr Portland: 114 W Knight St Pulaski: 1670 W College St Selmer: 399 Mulberry Ave Woodbury: 1130 S Mccrary St  

Texas

Gladewater: 601 Broadway Ave Kilgore: 605 N Henderson Blvd Lindale: 1601 S Main St Mc Gregor: 1000 S Main St Tyler: 1803 E Gentry Pkwy Whitehouse: 1123 State Highway 110 N Follow USA TODAY reporter Kelly Tyko on Twitter: @KellyTyko Fred’s agreed to sell patient prescription files and related inventory in the 185 stores to Walgreen Boots Alliance Inc. for $165 million. Michael Schwab/USA TODAY NEWTWORK - TENNESSEE Read the full article

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Book Recommendations Master List

Please note that all the books I recommend have there problems with different things but remember I don’t know if they do and I don’t look for the problems in them I just read them. Just remember I am only human. The more adult books have this symbol  ❤ beside the title and author.

Alphabetical  Recommendations:

A:

Anna and the French Kiss By Stephanie Perkins

Anna By Kendare Blake

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Angelfire By Courtney Allison Moulton

Agent of Hel By Jacqueline Carey❤

Alienated By Melissa Landers

Arcadia Bell By Jenn Bennett ❤

B:

The Blackwell Pages By  K.L. Armstrong & M.A. Marr

Black Wings By Christina Henry❤

The Biker By Cassie Alexandra❤

Black Blade By Jennifer Estep

Black London By Caitlin Kittredge❤

C:

Coveted By Shawntelle Madison❤

Chicagoland Vampires By Chloe Neill❤

Callaghan Brothers By Abbie Zanders❤

Code 11-KPD SWAT By Lani Lynn Vale❤

Crossfire By Sylvia Day❤

The Connelly Cousins By Abbie Zanders❤

Copper Creek Cowboys By R.C. Ryan❤

D:

Defiance By C.J.Redwine

Divergent By Veronica Roth

Dark Guardian By Rachel Hawthorne

The Darkest Powers By Kelley Armstrong

Darkness Rising By Kelley Armstrong

Dust Lands By Moira Young

E:

The Elysium Chronicles By J.A. Souders

Eve By Anna Carey 

F:

Fallen By Lauren Kate

Firebird By Claudia Gray

The Found Duet By Laurelin Paige❤

Freebirds By Lani Lynn Vale❤

J:

Jill Kismet By Lilith Saintcrow❤

Jax & Gia  By Sylvia Day❤

H:

The Hollows By Amanda Hocking

The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Hush Hush Saga By Becca Fitzpatrick

Harry Potter By J.K.Rowling

Hex Hall By Rachel Hawkins

The Half Bad Trilogy By Sally Green

House Of Night By P.C.Cast & Kristen Cast

House of Night Novellas By P.C.Cast & Kristin Cast

The Heroes of Olympus By Rick Riordan

Halo By Alexandra Adornetto

Hudson Valley By Alice Clayton❤

The Hurricane By R.J.Prescott ❤

The Heroes of The Dixie Wardens MC By Lani Lynn Vale❤

The Hacker Series By Meredith Wild  ❤

I:

If I Stay By Gayle Forman

The Infernal Devices By Cassandra Clare

The Iron Fey By Julie Kagawa

The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten By Julie Kagawa

The Immortals By Alyson Noel

Indexing By Seanan McGuire❤

G:

The Grisha By Leigh Bardugo

The Goddess Test  By Aimee Carter

K:

The Kanin Chronicles By Amanda Hocking

Kane Chronicles By Rick Riordan

King By T.M. Frazier❤

Kilgore Fire By Lani Lynn Vale❤

L:

The Lynburn Legacy By Sarah Rees Brennan

The Last Princess By Galaxy Craze

The Lunar Chronicles By Marissa Meyer

Lock And Key By Ranae Rose❤

Last Call By Sawyer Bennett❤  

M:

Mara Dyer By Michelle Hodkin

The Mortal Instruments By Cassandra Clare

Modern Faerie Tales By Holly Black

Mythos Academy By Jennifer Estep

The Mediator By Meg Cabot

Mayhem By Jamie Shaw❤

MMA Fighter By Vi Keeland❤

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard By Rick Rirodan

Montana Men By Jennifer Ryan❤

N:

Nadia Stafford By Kelley Armstrong❤

Night Huntress By Jeaniene Frost❤

Need By Carrie Jones 

Nevermore By Kelly Creagh

O:

One Night By Jodi Ellen Malpas❤

P:

Paranormalcy By Kiersten White

Penryn & the End of Days By Susan Ee

Percy Jackson And The Olympians By Rick Riordan

Precious Stone By Kerstin Gier

Q:

R:

The Remnant Chronicles  By  Mary E. Pearson

The Raven Cycle By Maggie Stiefvater

Riley Bloom By Alyson Noel

Riders of the Apocalypse By Jackie Morse Kessler

Real By Katy Evens ❤

The Ride By Megan O’Brien❤

Rebel Belle By Rachel Hawkins 

S:

The Soul Seekers By Alyson Noel

Slammed By Colleen Hoover

Strange Angels By Lili St.Crow

Six of Crows By  Leigh Bardugo

The Secret Circle By L.J.Smith

Shadow Falls By C.C.Hunter

Shadow Falls: After Dark By C.C.Hunter

Starcrossed By Josephine Angelini

Starling By Lesley Livingston

The Syrena Legacy By Anna Banks

The School For Good And Evil By Soman Chainani

The Storymakers By Betsy Schow

Splintered By A.G.Howard

Something Strange and Deadly By Susan Dennard

Stage Dive By Kylie Scott❤

South Island PD By Ranae Rose❤

Sabina Kane By Jaye Wells❤

T:

Teardrop By Lauren Kate

Twilight Saga By Stephenie Meyer

Trylle Trilogy By Amanda Hocking

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

This Man By Jodi Ellen Malpas❤

U:

Uncertain Saints MC By Lani Lynn Vale❤

Unfinished Fairy Tales By Aya Ling

V:

Vampire Academy By Richelle Mead

Vamp City By Pamela Palmer❤

V is for Virgin By Kelly Oram

W:

Wondrous Strange By Lesley Livingston

The Wolves of Mercy Falls By Maggie Stiefvater

The Watersong Quartet By Amanda Hocking

Women Of The Otherworld By Kelley Armstrong❤

White House By Katy Evans❤

Wildfire By Karsten Knight

Wake By Lisa McMann

The Winner’s Trilogy By Marie Rutkoski

Wyoming Sky By R.C. Ryan❤

X:

Y:

The Young Elites By Marie Lu

Z:

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Grand Marnier French Toast #BrunchWeek

This is the sort of quick and easy brunch recipe that looks and sounds incredibly fancy, but comes together fast! Grand Marnier French Toast is perfect for a special holiday or just because! 

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

What happens when you want to dive into a plate of childhood nostalgia smothered in maple syrup and powdered sugar, but also want the fun of ‘adulting’ at brunch? Pretty much an excuse to add some liquor.

In this case, just that.  I wanted a thick perfect slice of Fench toast and the feeling of a perfect Sunday brunch, mimosas and all. So I grabbed the Grand Marnier and made a theme of it.

French toast is best with really eggy bread. Think challah or brioche. Something that already is loaded with flavor. Slice it and let it sit in the air for a few hours before making, so the semi-stale bread absorbs more liquid without falling apart on you.

By the time the gang is all over for brunch, this Grand Marnier French toast comes together quick! I cheat and keep my oven on 200 degrees F with an oven-safe dish in there so that I can pop slices in, and keep them hot and fresh, while I chat and toast all of them.

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Grand Marnier French Toast

Ingredients

1 loaf challah bread, sliced 1" thick (Brioche is also a great bread for this)

3 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 teas orange juice

2 teas orange zest

1 tbs grand marnier liquor (or orange flavored liquor)

1 teas vanilla extract

1/4 cup sugar

butter for melting

Maple syrup, powdered sugar, and additional orange wedges or slices for garnish

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.

Beat the eggs, heavy cream, orange juice, zest, grand marnier liquor, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl until everything is well combined and starting to foam a bit.

Preheat a large griddle or skillet over medium-high heat.

Add a pat of butter to coat pan, keeping more on hand as needed.

Soak the challah slices in the egg mixture, flipping to coat evenly on either side.

Place the egg soaked challah onto the hot cook surface and toast until golden.

Flip and toast the remaining site until golden.

Keep the toasted pieces warmed in the oven as you work through all of the slices.

Serve with softened butter, warmed maple syrup and a generous sprinkle of powedered sugar.

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2017: June 4 - 10

Read

240. An Ethiopian Romance by Heliodorus of Emesa

241. The Rise of Rome by Anthony Everitt

242. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

243. The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell

244. A Laodicean by Thomas Hardy

245. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

246. The Song of the Wave and Other Poems by George Cabot Lodge

247. Grass for My Pillow by Saiichi Maruya

248. The Obscene Madame D by Hilda Hilst

249. The Inverted World by Christopher Priest

Seen

218. Lost: Season 6 (2010)

219. The Toll of the Sea (1922/Chester M. Franklin)

220. The River Niger (1976/Krishna Shah)

221. To Each His Own (1946/Mitchell Leisen)

222. Strawberry and Chocolate (1993/Tomás Gutiérrez Alea)

223. Logan (2017/James Mangold)

224. A Welcome to Britain (1943/Anthony Asquith, Burgess Meredith)

225. Ruby Sparks (2012/Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris)

Heard

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Dancing in the Dark)

Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts (You Don't Own Me)

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust (Moonage Daydream)

Jimmy Dorsey - Dixie by Dorsey (Struttin' With Some Barbecue)

Ashkenazy / Zukerman / Harrel - Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1

Fugazi - Red Medicine (Target)

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (Showroom Dummies)

Ashkenazy / Zukerman / Harrel - Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2

Best reading and viewing experiences in bold, other recommended ones are linked. For albums: ♥ track in (parentheses). ® revisited.

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Things to do in Montréal April 14 to 20

Montréal celebrates the return of spring with Easter brunches, Cirque du Soleil’s newest show, musical swings and butterflies, NHL playoffs and pro soccer, martial arts merged with dance, and live music by the Dixie Chicks, Jackson Brown, PJ Harvey and more.

Easter weekend activities

Montréal makes the most of the Easter long weekend, from staying active to religiously reflecting, whether you’re here with friends, family or that special someone – see our guide to Easter weekend 2017 for some ideas. Swing like you’re a kid again – and make music at the same time! – at 21 Swings outside Place des Arts in the Quartier des Spectacles, part of this year’s Digital Spring art-meets-tech explorations. Observe butterflies up close and in the hundreds at the Botanical Garden greenhouse’s Butterflies Go Free event, part of the Montréal Space for Life‘s manyactivities. The NHL playoffs have hockey fans at the edge of their seats: the Montréal Canadiens face off against the New York Rangers at the Bell Centre on April 14. For soccer fans: Minor League Soccer team Montréal Impact plays Atlanta United FC in the season home opener on April 15 at Saputo Stadium. Take a walk off the beaten path to discover welcoming and wonderful quirky spots in Montréal, from urban caves to arcade bars to Montréal’s best karaoke bars. And have fun for free with free things to do this Spring in Montréal.

Food and drink

Weekend brunch is an Easter must, but weekday brunch was truly made for leisurely vacationing: satisfy your mid-morning (or early afternoon) cravings with some of Montréal’s best brunches, from Old Montréal excellence to quaint neighbourhood café creations and worldly delights to classics with a gourmet twist. Discover the city sights and eat well along the way on Montréal’s best food tours. Have some fun this week friends and Montréalers alike with our guide to restaurants, bars and parties for spring break in Montréal. Catch the yearly end of a Québécois tradition: cabane à sucre sugar shack season – fill up on tourtière, sugar pie, sausages, maple syrup candy and so much more. Add more sweetness to your day at the city’s best candy shops. Explore great places to eat in the HOMA neighbourhood or the menus of new Montréal restaurants. Relax with a cup of tea at Montréal’s tea houses, or try a signature cocktail at one of Montréal’s hidden bars. And plan your next visit around Montréal’s fabulous food festivals!

On stage

Tony-award winning musical-comedy The Book of Mormon, featuring music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, returns to Montréal April 18-23 at Place des Arts, while the wonders of Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA thrill all ages starting April 20 under the big top in the Old Port of Montréal. Also in theatre: Centaur Theatre‘s Clybourne Park, a neighbourhood drama tracing racial tensions in Chicago, and family comedy-drama The Shadow Box at Mainline Theatre. As part of Montréal’s winter-spring dance program: Danse Danse presents the hybrid dance, martial arts and theatre of Shay Kuebler Radical System Art, April 18-22 at Place des Arts;  dancer-choreographer Isabelle Van Grimde questions identity, the perception of the body and its evolution at Agora de la Danse April 19-21; Brazil-born, Amsterdam-based Fernando Belfiore premiers Agglomérat at the MAI April 14-15; and contempoarary-hybrid performance ensemble WIVES collective presents WIVES, ASSEMBLÉE at Studio 303 April 15-16.

On screen

Film festival Vues d’Afrique screens African and Créole films and hosts social events April 14-23 at the Cinémathèque québécoise – while there, also see portraits of 20 Québécois directors in 10 + 10 Visages du cinéma québécois. Virtual reality work by Felix & Paul Studios stuns at the Phi Centre‘s Virtual Reality Garden – the Phi Centre also screens dance documentary Rain on April 19 and Ken Loach’s newest film I, Daniel Blake on April 20. Immerse yourself in the high-tech visuals and live piano performance by Roman Zavada in Résonances Boréales, plus the global Music Legacy Project, April 11-29, in the Satosphere dome. Learn more about Montréal history in documentary The Last Breath: at the Heart of the Hotel-Dieu de Montreal, a hospital as old as the city and soon to be out of commission, and peek into one of the world’s foremost private gardens, Frank Cabot’s 20-acre English garden Les Quatre Vents, in doc The Gardener, both playing at Cinéma du Parc.

Museums and galleries

Experience one of the city’s most stunning churches in a whole new way: immersive high-tech light show Aura adds another level of beauty to Notre-Dame Basilica this year. Nearby, see the city in photographs at Le Centre d’histoire de Montréal’s Ça c’est Montréal. Later, walk through Old Montréal at night to see Québéc history unfold in the beautifully bright tableaux projections of Cité Memoire. Witness mastery of colour and light in CHAGALL: COLOUR AND MUSIC at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, featuring not only 340 pieces by the Russian-French artist but musical accompaniment. Also at the museum, the exhibition Mnemosyne constrasts works by contemporary Quebec and Canadian artists with Old Master paintings. The ’60s make a comeback at the McCord Museum‘s Fashioning Expo 67, featuring colourful outfits and products created by Québec designers for Expo 67. The Musée d’art contemporain shows work by foremost Mexican artist Teresa Margolles, as well as Québec artist Emanuel Licha’s Now Have a Look at This Machine documentary installation. And questions of human bodies, digital creation and perceived reality come up in the computer-generated multi-channel video work of Berlin-based British artist Ed Atkins‘s exhibition Modern Piano Music at DHC-ART, opening April 20.

Live music

On Friday night, PJ Harvey plays the first of two nights at Metropolis, while L.A. hardcore punk band The Bronx rolls into Foufounes Electriques, synth-pop team Co/ntry host a fun-times album launch show at Théâtre Fairmount, Texan indie-electronic group The Octopus Project comes to Bar Le Ritz P.D.B., and electro artist Jacques Greene brings the beats to Newspeak. See big-stage hommage to the Fab Four Orchestra! With the Beatles Story Band, featuring 16 musicians and a whole lot of energy, April 14-15 at Place des Arts’ Maison symphonique. On Saturday, sing along to your favourites with singer-songwriter Jackson Browne at Place des Arts or with the ever-fab Dixie Chicks at the Bell Centre. Or dance for hours with Mustard Factory with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and 4B at New City Gas. If shouting along to punk rock hits in the vein of Lagwagon, Bad Religion and Face to Face is more your style, make your way to Club Soda on Sunday for punk super group Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Monday night brings the classic British indie rock of The Wedding Present to Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. Simon Leclerc conducts the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s OSM Pop concert featuring Québécois singers Bïa, Bruno Pelletier, Paul Piché, Marc Hervieux, Catherine Major and more, April 18-20 at Place des Arts. Bask in the noise of Wolf Eyes and Drainolith on Tuesday at Casa del Popolo or in the chill vibes of R&B soul singer Allan Rayman with opener Mariachi Figueroa on Wednesday at La Sala Rossa. And if you’re looking for a musical experience en français, go to Damien Robitaille‘s show on April 20 at Club Soda.

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Readers Choice 2017 results

Soup to nuts, restaurant-wise.

The Arkansas Times has been publishing its readers' choices for the state's best restaurants longer than most of the staff has been alive. That means our writers have been raised on our readers' recommendations: For 36 years, you've put your votes where your mouths are and we have dutifully reported the results.

Our exhaustive questionnaire — with its 45 categories — came up with The Pantry Eatery as Little Rock's "overall" winner and The Hive in Bentonville as the state winner. Both have gotten plenty of ink in the Arkansas Times, so we turned our feature writers loose on a couple of winners in the "new" category: Honey Pies in Little Rock and The Preacher's Son in Bentonville. DeLuca's Pizzeria in Hot Springs won that city's best restaurant award; we got the fascinating story of how proprietor Anthony Valinoti went from Wall Street to the Spa City's Park Avenue.

Because hamburgers are king, we pulled one up from the food truck Excaliburger, which some folks find magical. With our sticky fingers on the pulse of what's trendy in the world of chow, we also offer this year a review of ticketed dinners.

Overall

Little Rock

Winner: The Pantry Eatery

Finalists: @ the Corner, Boulevard Bistro, The Root Cafe, South on Main

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: 28 Springs (Siloam Springs), Mike's Place (Conway), Rolando's Restaurante (Hot Springs), Tamale Factory (Gregory)

New

Little Rock

Winner: Honey Pies

Finalists: Eat My Catfish, La Madeleine French Bakery and Cafe, Soul Fish Cafe, Skye's Little Bistro

Around the state

Winner: The Preacher's Son (Bentonville)

Finalists: Bocca Italian eatery & pizzeria (Fayetteville), Butcher and Pint (Bentonville), Foxhole Public House (Bentonville), Mockingbird Kitchen (Fayetteville).

Chef

Little Rock

Winner: Chris McMillan (Boulevard Bistro)

Finalists: Matthew Bell (South on Main), Peter Brave (Brave New Restaurant), Jeffrey Owen (Ciao Baci), Scott McGehee (Big Orange, Heights Taco & Tamale Co., Local Lime, Lost Forty, ZAZA Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Co.)

Around the state

Winner: Matthew McClure (The Hive)

Finalists: Matthew Cooper (The Preacher's Son), Tyler Hensley (Postmasters Grill, Camden), Rob Nelson (Tusk & Trotter, Bentonville)

Bakery

Little Rock

Winner: Community Bakery

Finalists: Boulevard Bread Co., Dempsey Bakery, Honey Pies, Mylo Coffee Co.

Around the state

Winner: Rick's Bakery (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Little Bread Co. (Fayetteville), Serenity Farm Bread (Leslie), PattiCakes Bakery (Conway), SugarDumplin's Cupcakes (Bryant)

Barbecue

Little Rock

Winner: Whole Hog Cafe

Finalists: Corky's BBQ, HB's Bar-B-Q, Lost Forty Brewing, Sims Bar-B-Que

Around the state

Winner: McClard's Bar-B-Q Restaurant (Hot Springs)

Finalists: Craig's Bar-B-Q (DeValls Bluff), Fat Daddy's Bar-B-Que (Conway), Mean Pig BBQ (Cabot), Whole Hog Cafe (Conway)

Barista

Little Rock

Winner: Kara Bibb (Boulevard Bread Co.)

Finalists: Jeremy Bragg (River City Coffee), Helen Grace King (@ the Corner), Brice Ward (Mylo Coffee Co.)

Around the state

Winner: Caleb Erwin (Blue Sail Coffee, Conway)

Finalists: Greta Allendorf (Arsaga's, Fayetteville), Max May (Puritan Coffee & Beer, Fayetteville)

Brunch

Little Rock

Winner: The Root Cafe

Finalists: @ the Corner, Boulevard Bistro, Lost Forty Brewing, Red Door

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: Arsaga's at the Depot (Fayetteville), Oven & Tap (Bentonville), Pressroom (Bentonville), Tusk & Trotter (Bentonville)

Buffet

Little Rock

Winner: Star of India Restaurant

Finalists: Franke's Cafeteria, Larry's Pizza, Taj Mahal, Tokyo House

Around the state

Winner: Dondie's White River Princess (Des Arc)

Finalists: Abe's Ole Feed House (Benton), Brown's Country Store & Restaurant (Benton), Bryce's Cafeteria (Texarkana), Hibachi Sushi Buffet (Hot Springs)

Burger

Little Rock

Winner: Big Orange

Finalists: Buffalo Grill, Excaliburger, David's Burgers, The Root Cafe

Around the state

Winner: Hugo's (Fayetteville)

Finalists: David's Burgers (Conway), CJ's Butcher Boy Burgers (Russellville), Cotham's Mercantile (Scott), Mike's Place (Conway)

Business lunch

Little Rock

Winner: Capital Bar & Grill

Finalists: Brave New Restaurant, Cache Restaurant, Copper Grill, Samantha's Tap Room & Wood Grill

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: Arsaga's at the Depot (Fayetteville), Mike's Place (Conway), Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe (Bentonville), Tusk & Trotter (Bentonville)

Butcher

Little Rock

Winner: Edwards Food Giant

Finalists: Fresh Market, Hogg's Meat Market, Kroger, Terry's Finer Foods (closed)

Around the state

Winner: Richard's Meat Market (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Butcher and Pint (Bentonville), Paul's Meat Market (Fort Smith), Weldon's Meat Market (Hot Springs)

Catfish

Little Rock

Winner: Eat My Catfish

Finalists: Burge's, Doe's Eat Place, Flying Fish, Lassis Inn

Around the state

Winner: Eat My Catfish (Benton)

Finalists: Cafe Rue Orleans (Fayetteville), The Catfish Hole (Fayetteville), Flying Fish (Bentonville), Mr. Whiskers (Hot Springs)

Chinese

Little Rock

Winner: Fantastic China

Finalists: Chi's Chinese Cuisine, Mr. Chen's Authentic Chinese Cooking, Fu Lin Chinese Restaurant, Three Fold Noodles and Dumpling Co.

Around the state

Winner: Fu Lin Chinese Restaurant (Conway)

Finalists: Jade China Restaurant (Conway), Hunan Manor Restaurant (Fayetteville), Madame Wu's Hunan Restaurant (Russellville), Wok Express (Hot Springs)

Coffee

Little Rock

Winner: Mylo Coffee Co.

Finalists: Boulevard Bread Co., Community Bakery, Honey Pies, River City Coffee

Around the state

Winner: Onyx Coffee Lab (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Arsaga's Fayetteville Coffee Roasters, Blue Sail Coffee (Conway), Jitterbug Coffeehouse (Heber Springs), Mud Street Cafe (Eureka Springs)

Deli/gourmet to go

Little Rock

Winner: Boulevard Bread Co.

Finalists: @the Corner, Community Bakery, Market at Capers, Jason's Deli

Desserts

Little Rock

Winner: Honey Pies

Finalists: @ the Corner, Community Bakery, Loblolly Creamery, Trio's Restaurant

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville),

Finalists: Arsaga's at the Depot (Fayetteville), Charlotte's Eats & Sweets (Keo), Rolando's Restaurante (Hot Springs), SugarDumplin's Cupcakes (Bryant)

Dog friendly

Little Rock

Winner: U.S. Pizza Hillcrest

Finalists: The Fold: Botanas and Bar, The Root Cafe, Stone's Throw Brewery

Around the state

Winner: Arsaga's at the Depot (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Apple Blossom Brewery (Fayetteville), Crepes Paulette (Bentonville), Oven & Tap (Bentonville), Rolando's Restaurante (Hot Springs)

Food truck

Little Rock

Winner: Excaliburger

Finalists: Hot Rod Weiners, Katmandu MoMo, Loblolly Creamery, Southern Salt Food Co.

Around the state

Winner: Crepes Paulette (Bentonville)

Finalists: Big Sexy Food (Fayetteville), Nomad's Natural Plate (Fayetteville), Slader's Alaskan Dumpling Co. (Searcy), Truckin' Delicious (Fort Smith)

French fries

Little Rock

Winner: Big Orange

Finalists: @ the Corner, Arkansas Burger Co., Boulevard Bistro, David's Burgers

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: David's Burgers (Conway), Hugo's (Fayetteville), Mike's Place (Conway), Tusk & Trotter (Bentonville)

Fried chicken

Little Rock

Winner: Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

Finalists: Bobby's Country Cooking, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Slim Chickens, South on Main

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: A.Q. Chicken House (Fayetteville), Frickin' Chicken (Fayetteville), Holly's Country Cooking (Conway), Monte Ne Inn (Rogers)

Fun

Little Rock

Winner: Dave and Buster's

Finalists: Big Orange, Ciao Baci, The Fold: Botanas and Bar, La Terraza Rum & Lounge

Around the state

Winner: Silks Bar and Grill at Oaklawn (Hot Springs)

Finalists: Arsaga's at the Depot (Fayetteville), Gaskins Cabin Steakhouse (Eureka Springs), The Hive (Bentonville), Mike's Place (Conway)

Gluten-free

Little Rock

Winner: Dempsey Bakery

Finalists: Baja Grill, Big Orange, Cafe Bossa Nova, The Root Cafe

Around the state

Winner: The Preacher's Son (Bentonville)

Finalists: Crepes Paulette (Bentonville), Rolando's Restaurante (Hot Springs), Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe (Bentonville), ZAZA Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Co. (Conway)

Healthy

Little Rock

Winner: The Root Cafe

Finalists: @ the Corner, Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe, Three Fold Noodles and Dumpling Co., ZAZA Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Co.

Home cookin'

Little Rock

Winner: Homer's Restaurant

Finalists: Bobby's Country Cookin', Dixie Cafe, Franke's Cafeteria, Kitchen Express

Around the state

Winner: Holly's Country Cooking (Conway)

Finalists: Calico County (Fort Smith), Miss Anna's On Towson (Fort Smith), Monte Ne Inn (Rogers), Williams Soul Food Express (Bentonville)

Ice cream/cool treats

Little Rock

Winner: Loblolly Creamery

Finalists: Honey Pies, Le Pops Gourmet Ice Lollies, Red Mango, Shake's Frozen Custard

Indian

Little Rock

Winner: Star of India Restaurant

Finalists: 4square Cafe and Gifts, Banana Leaf, Taj Mahal

Around the state

Winner: Desi Den Indian Restaurant (Bryant)

Finalists: Flavors Indian Cuisine (Bentonville), India Orchard (Bentonville), Khana Indian Grill (Fayetteville), The New Delhi Cafe (Eureka Springs), Taste of India (Hot Springs)

Italian

Little Rock

Winner: Bruno's Little Italy

Finalists: Cafe Prego, Ciao Italian Restaurant, Ristorante Capeo, Vesuvio Bistro

Around the state

Winner: Bocca Italian eatery & pizzeria (Fayetteville)

Finalists: DeLuca's Pizzeria (Hot Springs), Ermilio's (Eureka Springs), Pasta Grill (Conway), Tavola Trattoria (Bentonville)

Japanese

Little Rock

Winner: Kemuri

Finalists: Igibon Japanese Food House, Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, Mt. Fuji Japanese Restaurant, Sushi Cafe

Around the state

Winner: Crazy Samurai (Hot Springs)

Finalists: Blu Fin Sushi Bar and Grill (Springdale), Meiji Japanese Cuisine (Fayetteville), Sushi House (Bentonville), Umami Sushi Lounge and Grill Fusion (Conway)

Mexican

Little Rock

Winner: La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Finalists: The Fold: Botanas and Bar, Heights Taco & Tamale Co., Local Lime, Senor Tequila

Around the state

Winner: Taco Mama (Hot Springs)

Finalists: El Acapulco (Conway), La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant (Hot Springs), San Miguel Mexican Grill (Fayetteville), Table Mesa (Bentonville)

Other ethnic

Little Rock

Winner: Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe

Finalists: Cafe Bossa Nova, kBird, Layla's Gyros and Pizzeria, La Terraza Rum & Lounge

Around the state

Winner: Rolando's Restaurante (Hot Springs)

Finalists: A Taste of Thai (Fayetteville), Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe (Bentonville), Steinhaus Keller (Hot Springs), Wiederkehr's Weinkeller Restaurant (Altus)

Outdoor dining

Little Rock

Winner: U.S. Pizza Hillcrest

Finalists: Brave New Restaurant, Ciao Baci, La Terraza Rum & Lounge, The Root Cafe

Pie

Little Rock

Winner: Honey Pies

Finalists: @ the Corner, Alley Oops, Bobby's Country Cookin', Community Bakery

Pizza

Little Rock

Winner: Damgoode Pies

Finalists: Pizza Cafe, Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom, U.S. Pizza, Vino's, ZAZA Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Co.

Around the state

Winner: DeLuca's Pizzeria (Hot Springs)

Finalists: Oven & Tap (Bentonville), The Rail (Rogers), Rod's Pizza Cellar (Hot Springs), Tommy's Famous (Mountain View)

Place for kids

Little Rock

Winner: Purple Cow Restaurant

Finalists: All Aboard Restaurant and Grill, Chuck E. Cheese's, Dave and Buster's, Larry's Pizza

Sandwich

Little Rock

Winner: Boulevard Bread Co.

Finalists: @ the Corner, Community Bakery, Jimmy's Serious Sandwiches, The Root Cafe

Around the state

Winner: Hammontree's Grilled Cheese (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Craig's Bar-B-Q (DeValls Bluff), Green Submarine (Fayetteville), Hugo's (Fayetteville), Natural State Sandwiches (Fayetteville)

Seafood

Little Rock

Winner: Flying Fish

Finalists: Brave New Restaurant, Cajun's Wharf, Eat My Catfish, Oceans at Arthur's

Around the state

Winner: Eat My Catfish (Bryant)

Finalists: Cafe Rue Orleans (Fayetteville), Dondie's White River Princess (Des Arc), Flying Fish (Bentonville), Mike's Place (Conway)

Steak

Little Rock

Winner: Arthur's Prime Steakhouse

Finalists: Doe's Eat Place, Sonny Williams' Steak Room, The Butcher Shop, The Faded Rose

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: Herman's Rib House (Fayetteville), Mike's Place (Conway), Postmasters Grill (Camden), Tamale Factory (Gregory)

Vegetarian/vegan

Little Rock

Winner: The Root Cafe

Finalists: Cafe Bossa Nova, kBird, Star of India Restaurant, Three Fold Noodles and Dumpling Co.

Around the state

Winner: Greenhouse Grille (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Cafe 1217 (Hot Springs), Farmer's Table (Fayetteville), Local Flavor Cafe (Eureka Springs), Thai Kitchen (Fayetteville)

Wine list

Little Rock

Winner: SO Restaurant-Bar

Finalists: Arthur's Prime Steakhouse, By the Glass, Copper Grill, Samantha's Tap Room & Wood Grill

Around the state

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville)

Finalists: 28 Springs (Siloam Springs), Bordinos (Fayetteville), Central Park Fusion Cuisine (Hot Springs), The Preacher's Son (Bentonville)

Yogurt/smoothies

Little Rock

Winner: Red Mango

Finalists: I Love Juice Bar, Tropical Smoothie, Yogurt Mountain

Best restaurants in areas around the state:

Benton/Bryant

Winner: Eat My Catfish

Finalists: Brown's Country Kitchen, Desi Den Indian Restaurant, La Hacienda, Pasta Jack's

Conway

Winner: Tacos 4 Life

Finalists: Eat My Catfish, Mike's Place, Pasta Grill, Umami Sushi Lounge & Grill Fusion, ZAZA'S Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Co.

Fayetteville/Springdale/Johnson

Winner: Hugo's (Fayetteville)

Finalists: Arsaga's at the Depot (Fayetteville), Bocca Italian Eatery (Fayetteville), Bordinos (Fayetteville), Greenhouse Grille (Fayetteville)

Hot Springs

Winner: DeLuca's Pizzeria

Finalists: Bleu Monkey, Cafe 1217, Cajun Boilers, Rolando's Restaurante

Rogers/Bentonville

Winner: The Hive (Bentonville),

Finalists: Oven & Tap (Bentonville), Pressroom (Bentonville), Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe (Bentonville), Tusk & Trotter (Bentonville)

Readers Choice 2017 results