PRIME DAY DEAL & I ONE-CLICKED IT LAST TIME!! OLAY SERUM THAT I USE DAILY!!

“Benefits for Face – Healthy Glow, Brightening, Hydrating, Smoothing, Firming, Evens Tone”

OH YOU GUYS!!! I’m a DIE HARD Olay fan (I’ve been using “Olay Total Effects” for a decade at least – on recommendation of one of my favorite skin care books, and they said that my “Olay Total Effects” cream was one that was tested and was true to the vitamins they said was inside!!) and I truly believe my skin is defying my age, and now… I wanna try THIS!! Kind of pricey for my usual Olay products but holy moly it’s on Prime Day sale and those reviews HAVE ME.

PRIME DAY SALE & THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER USED!! I have the peppermint one, the berry one & the sweet candy one <— this is my favorite!!

This bedtime lip mask is all the rage on TikTok and I have it (it came with a little Laneige peppermint lip balm bundle I bought – because I’m HOOKED on cold tingly lip balms for that soothing relief)!

The sweet candy one actually looks really pretty on, so I use it in the morning when I’m going for a natural glow, and the peppermint is just very soothing so I use it at night. When I wake up in the morning, my lips are so soft and even still have a bit of the balm on them.

PRIME DAY DEAL!!! THIS IS MY FAVORITE BODY CREAM IN THE WORLD! I have the original (yellow-orange jar) and the purple one. I do want that pink one. 😉

Smells decadent and amazing (like tropical fruit but not so fruity, sweet and warmer… richer), everyone stops me to ask me what I’m wearing, and I converted my colleagues at work to it, too. Super moisturizing, and it has caffeine in it I think, to tighten things up. And the name makes me laugh ’cause we call our “butt” a “bum” or for kids, a “bum bum” in Canada.

P.S. Here are ALL the Sol De Janeiro creams, sprays, body washes, and kits (all the scents) on sale right now!!!

ALSO: I received this travel kit as a gift in scent #59 and it is AMAZING too. I would LOVE to get this in a few more scents since I’m hooked on this cream, and I just heard this cocunutty smelling one is back for a limited time <– and that’s everyone’s favorite! I wish they’d release it in the cream ’cause that’s exactly what I want!

PRIME DAY DEAL!! I NOW HAVE TWO COOLING BLANKETS (INCLUDING THIS ONE & I LOVE IT!!!) So pretty but also gently cooling. It’s always on my bed.

In my quest for a fluffy, thick and cushiony bed for the “decor” of my room, apparently, I’m overheating us. LOL!!! My solution was my other cooling blanket (and you guys – it works SO well – but my husband found it too cold). So I got this one that had some padding in it to turn it into a “comforter” and it’s just a tad warmer (but still a cooling blanket).

And, it makes a pretty bed. Not as fluffy as all my puffy duvets and cushions, but still very clean and crisp looking. So whether I use it as the main comforter, or leave it under all my puffy-fluffy bedding, we use it every night. LOVE IT!

THESE ARE ON MY BED AS WE SPEAK!! I wash these weekly, I love them so much (no pilling and still perfect) and now I’m going to buy white ones!

“Hotel Luxury, Ultra Soft, Cooling Bed Sheets – Wrinkle, Fade, Stain Resistant”

And I love them! Soft, light and airy, and I want more!! Just look at all the amazing reviews!

My only caveat: I got mine in “King Size – extra deep pockets – the fitted sheet is a bit big for my bed – not nice and tight (but still works just fine). My mattress set is thick (and I have an issue with bottom sheets not fitting right – too small in the past) but for this brand, I’m going to try the normal King size next)

MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE!! This set goes to “Twin” but all the sizes are there.

AMAZON PRIME DAY (WEEK!!) YAY US!!

Want more? Search for something you’ve been wanting to buy right here —> Check out ALL of the CURRENT Amazon Prime Day Deals (and you can search for them too).

P.S. Yep… those are actual photos of my packages, and not even the biggest batch of packages that I’ve received. LOL!!! It’s just one that was photographed. 😉

SUPER-BARGAIN!! MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE WITH THE HOCKEY STAR!

“...I never expected to inherit a sprawling estate in a small town I’d never even heard of.

To claim it, I have to outmaneuver my scheming cousin and fulfill one impossible condition: Find a groom. Enter Ledger Timberbridge—the infuriatingly charming stranger I crossed paths with on my solo (read: canceled) honeymoon.

Now, he’s here in Birchwood Springs, fighting to save his family’s struggling logging company. And somehow, he’s probably my only shot at keeping my inheritance. A marriage of convenience between us seems like the perfect solution...”

J.T. GEISSINGER SUPER-SALE!!! FOOTBALL STAR NEEDS HER TO FIND HIM A FAKE WIFE!!

“…Maddie McRae earns her living helping other people fall in love. Known as the “Wedding Whisperer” due to her success getting couples down the aisle, the professional matchmaker knows the foundation of marital bliss is built on similarities. Opposites might attract, but they don’t stay together.

Enter Mason Spark. Rude, arrogant, and notoriously allergic to monogamy, the hottest quarterback in the NFL is Maddie’s polar opposite. He’s also her new client who’s paying her an outrageous sum of money to find him a fake wife. With his multi-million-dollar contract at risk due to his bad behavior on and off the field, Mason is willing to pretend to settle down...”

SUPER-SALE!! SHE’S HOLLYWOOD’S NEWEST “IT” GIRL!!

“…The basis for the Famous in Love TV series starring Bella Thorne! “Teenagers interested in a look behind the Hollywood curtain will be as thrilled.” —Booklist

“…After being plucked from obscurity, Hollywood’s newest It Girl, Paige Townsen, has a blockbuster film to her name and Rainer Devon on her arm. But being half of the world’s most famous couple comes with a price. No matter where Paige goes, someone is always watching. Soon she finds herself dodging photographers; hiding her feelings for her other costar, Jordan Wilder; and weathering tabloid scandals that threaten to tear her and Rainer apart—and end her career as quickly as it began...”

SUPER-SALE!! THEIR FAMILY IS BEING TORN APART…

“…From the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True and Then She Was Gone comes an unforgettable saga that follows the Bird family and how one tragedy ripples throughout their lives for years.

…In those early years, Lorelei tries to freeze time by filling their simple brick house with precious mementos. Easter egg foils are her favorite. Craft supplies, too. She hangs all of the children’s art, to her husband’s chagrin.

Then one Easter weekend, a tragedy so devastating occurs that, almost imperceptibly, it begins to tear the family apart...”

BOOK BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN!!

“The Order of Vampires, Books 1-3

An immortal’s destiny comes at a deadly price. Without the blood of his fated mate, Adam will die. He must find and claim his mortal female before his humanity fades and he becomes more beast than man. She must save his soul, but he’s not the only lethal vampire hunting her down…”

HE FOUND HER STRANDED IN A BLIZZARD

“…I should have known I’d break the promise I made when I found her stranded in a blizzard… Feisty as hell and the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen. With the cutest kid and her grandmother in tow, she’s completely off limits. I don’t get involved with women like that. I learned long ago I don’t have the ability to love. My life is sordid and danger is always hiding in the shadows.

Only I can’t turn my back on them when I realize she’s in trouble, and I insist on them staying in a cabin at the motel I own. As penance for my sins, I promised my life to protecting others. Except she becomes so much more...”

THE LATEST PSYCH-THRILLER BY MINKA KENT! THE WALLFLOWER & THE TROPHY WIFE…

“…At first glance, Odessa is just another picture-perfect Palm Shores trophy wife—until she proves herself personable, humble, and unassuming. She even goes so far as to take a genuine interest in Cate, inviting her for lunch dates, matinees, and girl talk—a refreshing change of pace for the woman who never quite mastered the art of making (and keeping) friends.

But what begins as an unlikely friendship detours into the unthinkable when Odessa leaves Cate a panicked voicemail asking to meet—and then ghosts her. And worse, when Cate attempts to find her, it’s as if the enigmatic Mrs. DuVernay never existed at all...”

FREIDA MCFADDEN’S LATEST PSYCH-THRILLER!!

“Who knows what the storm will blow in… Casey’s cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she’s a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.

She’s young. She’s alone. And she’s covered in blood. The girl won’t explain where she came from or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand. And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse…”

SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“…At ten years old, they promised each other forever. But his letters never came. And her heart never healed.

Seven years later, Xander Ford returns to Castle Hill Academy, broken by grief and hiding behind logic, rowing, and the weight of caring for his sick father. He never stopped thinking of Emery Wallace, the kind girl who once saw him when no one else did.

Emery looks perfect on the outside: wealthy, popular, untouchable. But behind the flawless mask is a girl unraveling under her father’s ruthless expectations and her mother’s drowning grief.

When fate pulls them back together, the connection they shared as kids flares into something undeniable and impossible to ignore. Emery shows Xander that people, like light, can be both shattered and whole...”

CHRISTMAS ROMANCE!!

“Published for the first time together, ONCE UPON A HOLIDATE includes the fan-favorite story Happily this Christmas and a bonus novella from Susan Mallery’s beloved Happily Inc series, never before published together!

There’s no place like Happily Inc for the holidays…

Wynn Beauchene has a thriving business, a great kid and a mildly embarrassing crush on the guy next door—local cop Garrick McCabe. She’s a strong, independent woman who can’t help dreaming what-if about a man she barely knows. Until he needs her help…”

CHRISTMAS ROMANCE

“No matter how unlikely the pairing, with #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber, you know true love awaits!”

Here Comes Trouble

The Forgetful Bride

SERIAL KILLER ALERT & IT’S GOING TO BE A STREAMING SERIES!!

“From a New York Times bestselling author, a serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking—and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim, with SCARPETTA soon to be a streaming series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.

NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER NOT EVEN SCARPETTA…“

THEY’RE ON A BREAK…

“...Ingrid Dahl, a cheerful twenty-nine-year-old librarian in the cozy mountain town of Ridgetop, North Carolina, has been happily dating her college boyfriend, Cory, for eleven years without ever discussing marriage. But when Ingrid’s sister announces her engagement to a woman she’s only been dating for two years, Ingrid and Cory feel pressured to consider their future.

Neither has ever been with anybody else, so they make an unconventional decision. They’ll take a one-month break to date other people, then they’ll reunite and move toward marriage. Ingrid even has someone in mind: her charmingly grumpy coworker, Macon Nowakowski, on whom she’s secretly crushed for years. But plans go awry…”

STUCK IN A MOUNTAIN LODGE WITH HER EX…

“...Natalie Bennett has a plan: survive her big sister’s Christmas Eve wedding, avoid her estranged father, and absolutely do not fall apart in front of the ex she walked away from…even if he does look annoyingly good in red velvet.

Easton Maddox was supposed to be a high school memory—before Hollywood, before heartbreak, before she convinced herself walking away was the right thing. But when one broken down car, a meddling grandmother, and a very compromising duet throws them back together, old feelings resurface...”

STUDENT/TEACHER ROMANCE & HE WAS GRIEVING HIS WIFE…

“…They crossed a line. And someone’s been watching. Angie Simpson never meant to fall for her anatomy lab professor, Dr. Jason Lansing, but how could she not? He’s brilliant, magnetic, and their chemistry is off the charts. She’s ready to fly off to Europe with him, but fate has other plans. When Jason is accused of a violent crime, Angie begins to question everything she thought she knew.

Jason has already lost the people he loved most. Falling for Angie feels like a betrayal of his deceased wife—as well as a threat to his teaching career—but he can’t stay away...”

SAWYER BENNETT’S LATEST HOCKEY STAR ROMANCE!!

“Matteo “Lucky” Branson has it all—an elite hockey career, a massive fanbase, and the kind of charm that trends effortlessly on TikTok. As the fun-loving left winger for the Pittsburgh Titans, he’s built a brand on superstition and swagger.

But when a viral dating challenge puts him opposite a woman who couldn’t care less about his fame, Lucky’s about to learn the hard way that some games don’t follow the playbook.”

CHRISTMAS ROMANCE!!

“This Christmas, the Balfour family will have more secrets to unwrap than presents…

Despite everyone’s best intentions, all the chaos and confusion could derail their normally happy holidays. Can they tell each other the truth in time to enjoy a perfect family Christmas?”

THE COWBOY NEXT DOOR IS STILL PINING & SHE’S ACTING LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED…

“Blaire Monroe is the only woman I’ve ever loved, and the only one I’ve let break my heart. It’s been ten years since she ran from this town, chasing a life that didn’t include the cowboy next door who blurred the line between best friend and something more.

Now she’s back. Fresh off a busted engagement and hiding out on her grandmother’s crumbling strawberry farm like the past never happened...”

SHE WANTS A PILL FOR HER HEARTACHE…

“…High school senior Margot Whitman is an intern at Healing Hearts Inc., the company that created the innovative pill that can erase a person’s heartbreak overnight. Every weekend, Margot witnesses patients get cured of their broken hearts. Meanwhile, she’s nursing a heartbreak of her own. With college on the horizon and their futures taking them in different directions, she and her ex Isaac recently called it quits.

Margot has thought about taking a pill, but erasing her love for Isaac doesn’t feel right. However, her heart breaks all over again when Isaac shows up to the Healing Hearts center, presumably seeking a pill to stop loving her…”

A CHILD GOES MISSING…

“When a young girl goes missing, the ghosts of the past collide with her family’s secrets in a mesmerizing Native American Southern Gothic

When six-year-old Laurel Taylor vanishes without a trace, her family is left shattered, struggling to navigate the darkness of grief and unanswered questions. As their search turns to despair, Laurel’s older sister, Nadine, begins experiencing nightmares that blur the line between dream and reality, and she becomes convinced that Laurel’s disappearance could be connected to other family tragedies. Guided by her elders, Nadine sets out to uncover whether laying the ghosts to rest is the key to finding her sister and healing her fractured family…”

AMAZON PRIME DAY (WEEK!!) YAY US!!

Want more? Search for something you’ve been wanting to buy right here —> Check out ALL of the CURRENT Amazon Prime Day Deals (and you can search for them too).

P.S. Yep… those are actual photos of my packages, and not even the biggest batch of packages that I’ve received. LOL!!! It’s just one that was photographed. 😉

ALI HAZELWOOD’S SEQUEL TO BRIDE!!

“A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe...”

PARANORMAL SUSPENSE

“A troubled sailor. A hundred-year-old sailboat. An ancient curse. Welcome to award-winning author John Hornor Jacobs’ nautical nightmare.

It begins and ends as always, with the sea.

Sam Vines is struggling. Her boat is up on the hard and she doesn’t have enough money to get her back in the water. Turns out the snorkelers and the scubadivers are looking for the ultra-luxury boating experience, not the single-handed, rarely sober, snarky stylings of sailboat captain Samantha Vines. So it’s a good thing when her former crewmate Loick asks her to help deliver a massive, hundred-year-old sailboat from Seattle to England. Sam is the only one who can handle the ship’s engine, and did Loick mention that the money is good? It’s very good.

The Blackwatch is a huge boat. An ancient boat. It’s also probably (definitely) haunted...”

SHE WANTS HER HUSBAND TO LEAVE SO SHE STAGES A HAUNTING…

“…A desperate woman’s plot to frighten her husband out of her life takes a nightmarish turn in a chilling novel of modern horror by a Bram Stoker Award–winning author.

Lainey Taylor is being pushed to the brink by her alcoholic husband, Callum. Prone to hallucinations and erratic behavior, it’s only a matter of time before he puts Lainey’s life—and that of their daughter, Beatrix—in jeopardy. A divorce and full custody is out of the question. In Callum’s words: Over my dead body.

Lainey’s sympathetic friend Adelaide has a wild solution. They’ll stage a haunting so convincing it will drive Callum out of Lainey’s life for good. Nothing too over the top: strange smells, noises in the walls, and flies unleashed along the windowsills. It could work. Considering Callum’s alcohol-induced night terrors, he’s already close to broken. With each new scare, Lainey is closer to seeing the haunting through to its bitter, freeing end.

But in a house filled with so much rage, resentment, and fear, is it any wonder that Lainey and Adelaide’s plan goes horribly wrong?...”

FANTASY ROMANCE

“The New York Times bestseller Harper L. Woods returns with The Damned, the next book in her unforgettable Coven of Bones series.

…he is caught under my spell, which makes him forbidden to touch. And yet, he is the only one I can trust to get me back to Crystal Hollow. We’ll have to make it through the Nine Circles of Hell first. No matter what we lose along the way...”

VAMPIRE THRILLER!!

“The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series: a contemporary fantasy kicking off a brand new series! 

It starts with a class in an old movie theater.

Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart.

With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger...”

SHE WAKES UP IN HER FUTURE SELF!!!

“…13 Going on 30 meets Younger in this irresistible, time-bending novel about a forty-year-old woman who swaps places with her 25-year-old self in 2008 San Francisco and discovers that the future—and the past—aren’t quite what she’d imagined.

It’s 2008, and Annie Young is a hot mess. Navigating a quarter-life crisis while living it up in San Francisco, she’s juggling unemployment, heartbreak, and changing friendships, all while dreaming of a perfect “married with kids” future that now feels farther away than ever. 

But Annie’s life takes a wild turn when, with the help of her grandmother and a magical prayer, she wakes up in 2023 in the body of her older self. She is now Annie Hartman, a forty-year-old wife and stay-at-home mother…”

COZY PARANORMAL ROMANCE!! HE’S THE BIG SCARY TOWN LOSER & SHE’S HIS DREAM GIRL…

“…Charlotte Stein perfectly blends spicy and cozy in a new paranormal rom-com about a bewitching bookseller who helps a demon win the girl of his dreams…only to realize she might be the one he’s fated for all along.

Nancy has just about given up on finding her special person when Jack Jackson—big, scary and the town loser—walks into her bookstore. He’s apparently even more desperate for help in the romance department than she is. And after a bit of gentle persuasion, he finally accepts her guidance in securing his dream girl. Practice dates, lessons in tenderness—you name it, she can teach it.

There’s just one problem: his dream girl might have more than an issue with his dating skills. Because Jack isn’t just a little clueless; he’s actually the demonic son of Satan, from the deepest depths of hell…”

SHE’S FORCED TO WORK WITH HIM!!

“She inherits the bookshop of her dreams . . . But she has to run it with the ex she vowed never to speak with again.”

HE FOUND HER STRANDED…

“…I should have known I’d break the promise I made when I found her stranded in a blizzard…

Only I can’t turn my back on them when I realize she’s in trouble, and I insist on them staying in a cabin at the motel I own…”

PSYCH-THRILLER

“From a New York Times bestselling author, a serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking—and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim.

NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER

NOT EVEN SCARPETTA…”

THE LATEST PSYCH-THRILLER BY FREIDA MCFADDEN!!

“...Casey’s cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she’s a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.

She’s young. She’s alone. And she’s covered in blood...”

THEY’RE ON A BREAK…

“...Ingrid Dahl, a cheerful twenty-nine-year-old librarian in the cozy mountain town of Ridgetop, North Carolina, has been happily dating her college boyfriend, Cory, for eleven years without ever discussing marriage. But when Ingrid’s sister announces her engagement to a woman she’s only been dating for two years, Ingrid and Cory feel pressured to consider their future.

Neither has ever been with anybody else, so they make an unconventional decision. They’ll take a one-month break to date other people, then they’ll reunite and move toward marriage. Ingrid even has someone in mind: her charmingly grumpy coworker, Macon Nowakowski, on whom she’s secretly crushed for years. But plans go awry...”

KIDNAPPING THRILLER

“…It’s the summer of 1976. Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal after a devastating tragedy.

They’ve planned the trip perfectly, every detail accounted for. Then they meet two young hitchhikers and offer them a ride. But Simon and Jenny aren’t what they seem. They’ve left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them. Now Alice and Tom are prisoners in a deadly game with nowhere to turn...”

SHE’S STUCK IN A LODGE WITH HER EX…

“...Natalie Bennett has a plan: survive her big sister’s Christmas Eve wedding, avoid her estranged father, and absolutely do not fall apart in front of the ex she walked away from…even if he does look annoyingly good in red velvet.

Easton Maddox was supposed to be a high school memory—before Hollywood, before heartbreak, before she convinced herself walking away was the right thing. But when one broken down car, a meddling grandmother, and a very compromising duet throw them back together, old feelings resurface...”

ALI HAZELWOOD’S LATEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE

“A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her…”

SHE WANTS HER HUSBAND TO LEAVE…

“A desperate woman’s plot to frighten her husband out of her life takes a nightmarish turn in a chilling novel of modern horror by a Bram Stoker Award-winning author.

Lainey Taylor is being pushed to the brink by her alcoholic husband, Callum. Prone to hallucinations and erratic behavior, it’s only a matter of time before he puts Lainey’s life—and that of their daughter, Beatrix—in jeopardy. A divorce and full custody is out of the question. In Callum’s words: Over my dead body.

Lainey’s sympathetic friend Adelaide has a wild solution. They’ll stage a haunting...”

FANTASY ROMANCE

“The New York Times bestseller Harper L. Woods returns with The Damned, the next audiobook in her unforgettable Coven of Bones series.

Trapped. He fell through the gate to Hell to save my life. Beelzebub, the Lord of Gluttony, is no longer his own. He’s been mine ever since he caught me singing to myself, falling prey to the magic of my song. If I can keep my distance, we can both move on…”

VAMPIRE THRILLER

“…When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart.

With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her...”

COZY PARANORMAL ROMANCE

“Charlotte Stein perfectly blends spicy and cozy in a new paranormal rom-com about a bewitching bookseller who helps a demon win the girl of his dreams…only to realize she might be the one he’s fated for all along.”