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Positively, Penelope
Christian romance
Positively, Penelope
Book 2 of the Skymar series
396 pages · First published 2023
Penelope Edgewood arrives on the island kingdom of Skymar for an internship intended to help save the century-old Darling House Theatre. The theater is financially unstable, its company is discouraged, and brothers Matt and Alec Gray disagree about its future, but Penelope attacks every problem with vintage fashion, musical references, and determined optimism. Anonymous encouragement from an online correspondent helps her persist even as someone steals her marketing ideas and the Gray family’s grief complicates every attempted solution. Told largely through messages and correspondence, this contemporary romance follows Penelope as saving a theater becomes inseparable from finding confidence, purpose, and an unexpected love story.
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Death, grief, and loss · Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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Golden Apple Tonic
A bright, refreshing sip suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add apple juice and lemon juice, top with tonic water, stir gently, and garnish with rosemary.
- Garnish: Rosemary sprig and thin apple slice.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Lavender French 75
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A slow-sipping glass of wine suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
- 1 oz gin
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz lavender syrup ↗
- 3 oz brut sparkling wine
- Ice for shaking ↗
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How to mix it
- Shake gin, lemon juice, and lavender syrup with ice. Strain into a flute and top with sparkling wine.
- Garnish: Lemon twist or small lavender sprig.
- Glassware: Champagne flute.
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